dying interior parts

I'm having a horrible time locating a black console, so I think I'm just going to settle with dying a gray one. My question is, is it possible to dye the 2g center console? how do you do it, and would you reccommend it?

I'd much rather have a real black console than a dyed one. Good thing my car came from the factory with all black interior...lol. Anyways yeah you can deffinatly dye your center. Theres lots of old threads about it here if you search. I don't feel like helping you search, tired.

Go to blackcrows project thread about his talon. It should be arond the 7th page I think. He dyed all of his interior

Go to blackcrows project thread about his talon. It should be arond the 7th page I think. He dyed all of his interior

yes but he doesnt explain how he does it though. er... oh i got it. PM time!

You could try the vinyl/interior paint... i did that with some of the trim and it turned out great. I really like it, but you would probably want some painting experience behind doing that.

You could try the vinyl/interior paint... i did that with some of the trim and it turned out great. I really like it, but you would probably want some painting experience behind doing that.

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I painted my cup holder/ash tray. Its not bad, just paint the one you have and take your time doing it. I painted my carpet with it too. Turned out nice.

http://photos-765.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sctm/v162/133/80/507043765/n507043765_244666_1661.jpg

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I painted my cup holder/ash tray. Its not bad, just paint the one you have and take your time doing it. I painted my carpet with it too. Turned out nice.


the one i have is flawless, except for a hole for the afc.


doesnt matter anyways, i just got a new one today.

Brian, spill the details, i am also interested in dying my interior to black.

P.s. i know its over a month old... almost... but still in the dark as to "how to"

Brian, spill the details, i am also interested in dying my interior to black.

P.s. i know its over a month old... almost... but still in the dark as to "how to"
I thought I explained this already? :dunno:



First you remove the parts from the car completely and wash them down with water and dish soap to remove any oils or treatment chemicals. (armorall, etc)

Then you need to rinse them very well and set up to air dry so that your not getting the oils all over them from your hands.

Once they are completely dry then you can spray thin even coats of vinyl dye or plastic paint, depending on the part, onto it allowing each thin coat to dry a few minutes before adding the next. Add as many coats as necessary to achieve the level of color that you desire.

Once finished, I let mine set up for several hours before moving them to a temperature controlled area. (aka, the basement. lol) And then I allowed mine to setup for a good week without being touched so that I knew it would be completely dry and would not have any problems.

Everything turned out flawless and I have no problems with any of it so far.

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Lucky you ..the plastics I dyed are starting to lift out of the pores due to the cold ass weather..wondering if the plastics in my car were a little more saturated with contaminents than I originally noted as it seems like for the first 3 - 4 months it was great but now winter is forcing seperation =(

well all i wanna do is dye/paint this part of my door panel...
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x104/DSMtuner646/Interior/100_0063.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x104/DSMtuner646/Interior/100_0062.jpg
i wanna make it black because i do not like the "freaky sh*tty camo" design...

well all i wanna do is dye/paint this part of my door panel...
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x104/DSMtuner646/Interior/100_0063.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x104/DSMtuner646/Interior/100_0062.jpg
i wanna make it black because i do not like the "freaky sh*tty camo" design...
Is that like a felt material? In my car it was like a vinyl... If it is like a felt or cloth, then use the dye on that part...

well all i wanna do is dye/paint this part of my door panel...
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x104/DSMtuner646/Interior/100_0063.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x104/DSMtuner646/Interior/100_0062.jpg
i wanna make it black because i do not like the "freaky sh*tty camo" design...

LOL, you should get martha stuart to help you out with that.:icon16:

How much would i need to do my whole interior Bri? From the front pillars all the way to the hatch panels?
I hate the fact that the dash of my car is black and the rest is tan:mad:

How much would i need to do my whole interior Bri? From the front pillars all the way to the hatch panels?
I hate the fact that the dash of my car is black and the rest is tan:mad:
I can't remember exactly how much I used... I wanna say like 6 cans should do your whole interior, but don't quote me on that number. Also, you will be going from tan to black, so it might take more. I just went from gray to black.

True, it wold be a drastic change. I just don't know if I have the patience to do that. My console has a broken pice where it screws into the dash, so its loose. Whenever i take off the thing sounds like a freaking vibrator.

brian, what brand paint/dye did you use? what did you find works the best?

brian, what brand paint/dye did you use? what did you find works the best?
I used VHT's dye and paint for my various interior parts... I used the dye on the door panels because it was a leather like material and it absorbed it nicely. I used the paint on any of the hard plastic pieces that will be taking a lot of rubbing and other abuse.

thanks sir!

The dye alone won't soak into the plastic as it doesn't really have any pores to get inside of and will eventually peel off like a bad sun burn. =(

If you scuff the surface first you shouldn't have any problems with the paint peeling off. The paint will still come off if the panels get scratched.

Did you check Mitsubishiparts.com or a Mitsu dealer near you?
I have been using them to replace OEM interior parts for my Talon.