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Conference napalm::musclecars

Title:	Musclecars
Notice:	Noter Registration - Note 5
Moderator:	KDX200::COOPER

Created:	Mon Mar 11 1991
Last Modified:	Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	182
Total number of notes:	5467

147.0. "Dying interior?" by IAGO::PROVENCAL () Thu Nov 03 1994 08:26

I have an 83 Jeep CJ7 .. we just painted it white, with black top.  However the inside
seats & rug are brown.  Has anyone out there dyed their seats or carpeting?  If so..
what did you use, how hard was it to do, how did it come out... and would you 
recommend doing it ?

Thanks

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147.1 thoughts CXDOCS::HELMREICH Steve Thu Nov 03 1994 08:56 17

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147.1	thoughts	CXDOCS::HELMREICH	Steve	`Thu Nov 03 1994 08:56`	17
	Jeep carpets are pretty cheap from JC Whitney and Auto Custom Carpets (they advertise in Four Wheeler). I put an ACC carpet in my '66 Mustang and was very satisified with the quality, price and fit. It was $85, and I'd think yours would be the same price or less. Unless the carpet is near perfect, it may not be worth dying it. RIT dye (sold at real hardware stores and fabric shops) should work for the carpet and seats, though. If you're trying to recolor vinyl or polystyrene plastic interior pieces, the spray-on coloring paints for the interior work really well, and actually adhere to vinyl seats, if you clean the seats carefully first. I was amazed. steve

Jeep carpets are pretty cheap from JC Whitney and Auto Custom Carpets (they
advertise in Four Wheeler).  I put an ACC carpet in my '66 Mustang and was very
satisified with the quality, price and fit.  It was $85, and I'd think yours
would be the same price or less.  

	Unless the carpet is near perfect, it may not be worth dying it.  RIT 
dye (sold at real hardware stores and fabric shops) should work for the carpet 
and seats, though.  

	If you're trying to recolor vinyl or polystyrene plastic interior 
pieces, the spray-on coloring paints for the interior work really well, and 
actually adhere to vinyl seats, if you clean the seats carefully first.  I 
was amazed.


steve