Vinyl dye?

[CapriceClassic]

Hey guys
I was wanting to change my interior colour from grey to white and change out the carpets to black i will be buying new moulded carpets for my 91 Caprice but has anyone use vinyl dye befor and which brand i was looking at color bond????

Thanxs Cory

[silicon212]

DUDE! Your post is HARD to comprehend!

In answer to your question - I used some back in the late 1980s to turn the interior of a '72 Impala from brown to white - it seemed okay but it really wasn't anything more than glorified paint. It's not dye at all. It's really the same stuff today as back then, I don't remember what brand I had, but I want to say 'PlastiKote".

Yes, I am a 'grammar nazi'. It is my belief that the way messages are written online is a reflection of the authors' mental acuity, for better or worse. Some people write that way just to get a point across real quick and are actually sharp in person, but this still ranks up there with one of my all-time pet peeves.

[CapriceClassic]

And i dont want the paint it craks and flakes i have read and yes there is a dye and a paint 4 vinyl colorbond is a vinyl dye not paint

and to ur coment i feel people dont want to sit there and read a perfectly written post wen they could read wat u want in a quick phrase and give u a quick answer

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by CapriceClassic

and to ur coment i feel people dont want to sit there and read a perfectly written post wen they could read wat u want in a quick phrase and give u a quick answer

For me, anyways, its quicker to read a correctly written sentence than figure out your own style of abbreviations.

As for the vinyl dye...... as noted above, it really does not 'dye' the vinyl, but it adheres to the vinyl, like a paint. It stays flexible and does not chip or flake.

It is VERY good for rigid plastic pieces. I sprayed the dash on my '82 Chevy van from blue to black 6 years ago and it still looks perfect, after years of sunlight etc.

It's okay for flexible plastic and vinyl pieces, like the backs of seats etc.

It's not good for the seating surfaces, though. It will wear off after a few weeks of sitting on the covered surfaces.

Beware of using on fabrics and cloth. They will look okay, but feel rough and will rub off easily.

[bobss396]

I had bought a vinyl dye in 1975 or so, to change a blue Chevy interior to black on an SS-clone conversion. I had to use it mostly on the rear seat, headliner and the dash. Everything else that was metal was painted with Duplicolor. The seat and dash did hold up though. I was surprised.

You might ask at an auto upholstery shop if you have one nearby. They might have a better process than a DIY (do it yourself) method.

Bob

[CapriceClassic]

I will only be redoin the interior not the seats im putting some new leather on them i only want it 4 the hard vinyl plastic everthing eles will be replaced but does anyone know of brands i know it works i know wat it does i need to know a good brand that i can use?

[bobss396]

I would hit up Duplicolor first, their stuff works pretty well. Check the link below. I know that Auto Zone and Auto Barn, maybe even Pep Boys stok their products.

Plastikote should have something similar as well.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/vinyl.html