Darkest Interior Carpet?
- Thread starter jahmes143
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Funny, I actually prefer a black/dark interior because I find it's easier to clean. I should say it hides stains better, so I don't have to clean as much. My 2001 Camaro SS all black interior looks virtually brand new.
Mike07SE
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4Runner's only came in either grey or tan interiors AFAIK. I also prefer black interiors over lighter colored ones and always thought they were worse for wear than black.
A couple times I've resorted to dying my interiors. I once had a Jeep Grand Cherokee that had a taupe (greyish tan) interior. A drunk buddy of mine got sick when trying to work off a buzz with red Gatorade and ruined my carpet. No amount of scrubbing, cleaning, steam could get whatever stomach chemical that was out of the carpet. I grabbed some VHT Black Interior Dye ( Amazon.com: VHT SP942 Vinyl Dye Black Satin Can - 11 oz.: Automotive ) and removed the carpet. Sprayed out in the early morning sun, brush it in, resprayed as needed, and let it dry & air out and had it back in looking like a brand new black carpet. Actually looked pretty good, and have thought about doing this again in the 4Runner to clean up the grey carpet that's now dirty and worn from 8 years of use.
*** I've also used the Dupli-Color Vinyl & Fabric stuff. Not bad but didn't apply nearly as nicely as the VHT. The VHT was more of a true dye as it permeated the material and the Dupli-Color applied more as a paint.
A couple times I've resorted to dying my interiors. I once had a Jeep Grand Cherokee that had a taupe (greyish tan) interior. A drunk buddy of mine got sick when trying to work off a buzz with red Gatorade and ruined my carpet. No amount of scrubbing, cleaning, steam could get whatever stomach chemical that was out of the carpet. I grabbed some VHT Black Interior Dye ( Amazon.com: VHT SP942 Vinyl Dye Black Satin Can - 11 oz.: Automotive ) and removed the carpet. Sprayed out in the early morning sun, brush it in, resprayed as needed, and let it dry & air out and had it back in looking like a brand new black carpet. Actually looked pretty good, and have thought about doing this again in the 4Runner to clean up the grey carpet that's now dirty and worn from 8 years of use.
*** I've also used the Dupli-Color Vinyl & Fabric stuff. Not bad but didn't apply nearly as nicely as the VHT. The VHT was more of a true dye as it permeated the material and the Dupli-Color applied more as a paint.
