any experience with vinyl dye?

VWFOOL · 9 Jun 2005, 12:46 am

has anyone dyed their vinyl seats before?
wat did u use?
wat were the results?
thanks
sam

SKEWtYpe3 · 9 Jun 2005, 1:11 am

u reading the magazine on the Ghia ?
good result hey!

VWFOOL · 9 Jun 2005, 1:36 am

hahaha exactly 😉

ive got some schmick seats but theyre the wrong colour for my new paint scheme, if i could change the colour of the seats but keep them looking good it'd be well worth it.

SKEWtYpe3 · 9 Jun 2005, 1:42 am

they look good in the zine but for how long

ask a few trim places maybe...................

constant maintance and dying maybe ?

SKEWtYpe3 · 9 Jun 2005, 1:46 am

colour a shity old peice and cut it off, chuck it in your pocket and rough it up a bit over a few days................

jsut an idea

VWFOOL · 9 Jun 2005, 2:08 am

ill go to a trim place no doubt and see wat they say, defintly get it done professionally if they can garauntee it. i dont want to paint the vinyl, i want it dyed

SKEWtYpe3 · 9 Jun 2005, 2:48 am

good luck, let us know hey

cheers

EgeWorks · 9 Jun 2005, 8:29 am

Just did my headliner/visors/rear-view mirror the other week. It turned out sweet. The only problem with vinyl dye is that it will wear off after a while in high use areas - like seats. I'd be wary. You wouldn't want your clothes to start getting stained the colour of your seats, and wouldn't want your seats to have a big patch of rubbed away paint where you sit. Definately test it first somehow.

65busser · 9 Jun 2005, 8:48 am

It's great stuff. Works a treat. It might wear in time in high wear areas but you just touch it up. Just spray on. Make sure what you're colouring is super clean as you'd do with anything you're painting.

PurpleT3 · 9 Jun 2005, 9:30 am

I've used it on my sun visors. It works OK but it is really a paint, not a dye. I have found that it wears off at the points where it rubs. Don't know how well it would work on high wear items like seats.

VWCOOL · 9 Jun 2005, 9:47 am

I painted a Toraaanna seat black years ago... it might have been my application, but it cracked off here and there...

Warrenm · 9 Jun 2005, 11:42 am

VWFOOL wrote:has anyone dyed their vinyl seats before?
wat did u use?
wat were the results?
thanks
sam

We have used it before-mainly to change brown to black or a light colour to a darker one.
You must make sure it is clean from all grease etc first and it usually takes two coats.
We used VHT brand from Auto Pro.
Ford dyed all GT Falcon seats black from brown Fairmont ones and they lasted.!!!!

[Edited on 9-6-2005 by Warrenm]