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Old May 14, 2002 | 05:25 PM
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Dyeing the dash

has anyone dyed the dash and glovebox area???
Do u have n/epics??

IM thinkin of it but im wondering if that vynil paint acutlaly works.
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Old May 14, 2002 | 10:15 PM
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I don't have a digitial camera, but the stuff works well. Just remember to wipe it down with paint thinner before you spray it. If you don't, it will have spots where the paint dosen't stick.
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Old May 14, 2002 | 11:09 PM
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How hard would it be to change the color of the whole interior? (except seats). Can you dye the carpet and head liner? My interior is an ugly dark brown and i want to change it to black.
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Old May 14, 2002 | 11:19 PM
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I don't have a digitial camera, but the stuff works well. Just remember to wipe it down with paint thinner before you spray it. If you don't, it will have spots where the paint dosen't stick.
k thanx ill post a pic wen im done like in a month its that last thing im doin cuz im changin the carpet and headliner takin out all the vynil and ill dye it wen its out.
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Old May 15, 2002 | 01:17 PM
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Originally posted by Blitz0309
I don't have a digitial camera, but the stuff works well. Just remember to wipe it down with paint thinner before you spray it. If you don't, it will have spots where the paint dosen't stick.
I got some stuff in a can callled PPG Vinyl And Plastic conditioner, it will eat old paint and armor all etc off the dash. Then be sure to primer it, and then paint it with a previal sprayer and premixed paint. Thats whta I did and it lasted a LONG *** time

In my 85, when I changed headliners (from my sunroof install) only thing I could find was a brown headliner, so I painted it grey. Works OK, but I wouldnt recommend doing seats or carpet, those are high wear areas
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Old May 15, 2002 | 01:25 PM
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um....
im just gonna make a new carpet and i dont no wat im doin wit da headliner
maybe like SPRAY PAINT ITj/k
but i think ill take it out and dye it cuz i no sometin thatl work cuz it dyed my pants!!!!!
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Old May 15, 2002 | 01:27 PM
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and im getin seat covers that look pretty sweet cuz they look like sparco seats and its just a cover with pads in it and they come in like 4 colors
red on black
black on red
yellow on red
and red on yellow

o and the "on" part is like the main part thats the best i could explain it
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Old May 16, 2002 | 05:16 PM
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goto a fabric store, and get a color for the headliner, they should have the material. Pull down the headliner, and rip the old stuff off. You can kinda burn the padding off. Then goto walmart, get a can of glue, and spray it, stick the new liner on, and you are set. Its not hard.
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Old May 16, 2002 | 05:31 PM
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Just order a whole new carpet set from somewhere (VB maybe), and then not only will it look new, but the dye wont come out . Then all you have to worry about is the pastics and the headliner which was just discussed before me.

~T.J.
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Old May 16, 2002 | 06:43 PM
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oops
thats wati did mean im gonna get new carpet i was jokin about the dye.
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Old May 17, 2002 | 02:11 AM
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Old May 17, 2002 | 11:31 AM
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Originally posted by ghetto-rx7
and im getin seat covers that look pretty sweet cuz they look like sparco seats and its just a cover with pads in it and they come in like 4 colors
red on black
black on red
yellow on red
and red on yellow

Ive been searching all over for seat covers like the ones you just described! Who makes them? Where can I find them? Does the company have a website?

Thanks
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Old May 17, 2002 | 01:55 PM
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i dont no who makes them but there 59 bux each @ canadian tire.
LOL i just looked @ were u live but i think u could get them elsewere.
wen i get them ill see if theres a web page on the packageing somwhere
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