Johns06yota
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Yeah that is what I should have done. I got lazy that day and didn't feel like removing the carpet haha
Black interior project! More updates soon!!
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Yeah that is what I should have done. I got lazy that day and didn't feel like removing the carpet haha
Johns06yota
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Great job!!
Back in the early 90's I had a custom T/A I decided to dye the interior on.
I pulled everything out and first dyed the plastic rear side panels that were out of a junk yard and black. The rear panels are what started my dying it, I simply dyed them using a light blue interior spray dye they color matched to the other OEM panels/dash etc.. It matched perfect too!
The original rear panels were spray painted by cars original owner and the paint flakes kept flying all around inside the car as you drove it, man it was floating everywhere too so I had to tell passengers "keep your mouth closed"...lol I tossed them, so' don't just spray paint your interior, use the correct interior dye!
The combo cloth/velvet seats and my carpet I simply used several $1 boxes of Rit fabric dye on it all. I two toned the seats dark/light blue & died the carpet all black to hide all its stains. It still remained soft after dying, it looked factory except its two tone colors.
I won several 1st places with that T/A in local shows and on the track too because it was quick! I rarely ever made it through a drive through window without getting complemented on its interior because its two tone colors really caught your eye.
The only trouble I ran into was the seats had nylon thread running all through them so it wouldn't take the clothes dye at all. In the end its white thread I cursed the entire time dying it stood out nicely and gave the seats a real nice pop. Unless I told them nobody ever knew it was just a few of those dollar boxes of dye, it just looked so nice it floored people I told and It never wore off or faded in the three yrs I owned it afterwards. The guy I sold the car to totaled it about a week later in a street race, no surprise here, he couldn't drive a 4 speed to test drive it so his girlfriend had too. :lookout:
Back in the early 90's I had a custom T/A I decided to dye the interior on.
I pulled everything out and first dyed the plastic rear side panels that were out of a junk yard and black. The rear panels are what started my dying it, I simply dyed them using a light blue interior spray dye they color matched to the other OEM panels/dash etc.. It matched perfect too!
The original rear panels were spray painted by cars original owner and the paint flakes kept flying all around inside the car as you drove it, man it was floating everywhere too so I had to tell passengers "keep your mouth closed"...lol I tossed them, so' don't just spray paint your interior, use the correct interior dye!
The combo cloth/velvet seats and my carpet I simply used several $1 boxes of Rit fabric dye on it all. I two toned the seats dark/light blue & died the carpet all black to hide all its stains. It still remained soft after dying, it looked factory except its two tone colors.
I won several 1st places with that T/A in local shows and on the track too because it was quick! I rarely ever made it through a drive through window without getting complemented on its interior because its two tone colors really caught your eye.
The only trouble I ran into was the seats had nylon thread running all through them so it wouldn't take the clothes dye at all. In the end its white thread I cursed the entire time dying it stood out nicely and gave the seats a real nice pop. Unless I told them nobody ever knew it was just a few of those dollar boxes of dye, it just looked so nice it floored people I told and It never wore off or faded in the three yrs I owned it afterwards. The guy I sold the car to totaled it about a week later in a street race, no surprise here, he couldn't drive a 4 speed to test drive it so his girlfriend had too. :lookout:
arty:All I can say is OUTSTANDING!!!!!! I know this is an older thread but can you tell me where you got the black leather seats with the white stitching? I would love to do this to my all grey interior but my constant passenger is a 55 lb Basset Hound. Anyone that says a Basset doesn't shed has never had one, lol!!!! Her light hair isn't to bad on the grey interior but in yours it would drive me insane, lol!!!! I would love to see some updated pics, I'm curious to see if the sun has faded the dark black color, especially on the dash. Was there a big difference in the temps inside during the summer months? I've never had a black interior so I have no idea. Beautiful ride you have there, thanks for posting. God Bless
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andrew_59fifty
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What dye did you use for the carpet and could it work for headliner too? And what paint for the trim?
