Is it possible to change the color of a black interior pieces with dye? Or would one have to swap to a lighter interior just to dye it? I'm not a fan of interior paint, usually looks cheap and feels cheap. :thankyou:
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Dyeing black interior pieces?
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SuperHO
Mental Patient
CPR works sometimes if you get to em soon enough...
zblackbeast
SHOtarded
...Why would you want to change FROM black? What are you trying to dye?
Mismatched black/grey interior. 93 black dash, grey door panels, black console, grey seats, bits and pieces here and there.
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zblackbeast
SHOtarded
Well.. I've got a bunch of gray interior bits if you need.. What do you need... i may have it.. Im looking for some black console bits.. trade maybe?
Mostly just gathering information right now, besides the console is technically black but I don't think it was originally, I can't seem to get it clean. But really this is just getting information for something I was planning later.
zblackbeast
SHOtarded
Alright.. just lemme know.. I tried painting some console parts but it doesnt stick just an fyi..
32MTX
New Member
Let me know if u want to trade any interior pieces
i got a grey gen2 in florida
i got a grey gen2 in florida
NebraskaSHO
Harumph!
i have a complete 93 black interior clay. Yours
K-Dawg
SHO Member
IIRC, it's the original black console. For some reason, the 93-95 consoles look like crap and get sticky.
This car is pretty much the opposite of everybody else's half-assed black interior swaps. I robbed most of the factory black interior out of this car, and replaced it with gray interior parts out of my 95.
zblackbeast
SHOtarded
I was curious about that, other than the strange stickiness it seems fine. I know you have to sand the vinyl a little when you do a color change, at least that's what I've been reading I could be wrong, I wonder if a redye would fix that. My only real concern is the light and dark pieces possibly cause a matching problem when I try to paint/dye things, whichever I have to do. Wondering if it's worth it to try and work with the black pieces or just try and swap in grey parts before the color change.
K-Dawg
SHO Member
It's tough to cover up a dark color with a lighter one, whether it's paint or dye. Your best bet is to swap in gray parts, or dye the rest black.
jelloslug
Digital
SEM vinyl dye. I used it on my center console top years ago and it still looks great.
32MTX
New Member
its just me, but sanding those textured interior parts never turns out ideal.......
if it was something smooth i'd sand it for hours, but once u sand that textured ford style, it is never the same again
if it was something smooth i'd sand it for hours, but once u sand that textured ford style, it is never the same again
zblackbeast
SHOtarded
came out ok to me? Yes i know it wasn't completely done yet. but thats what the majority of it looked like when we were done painting. It was a little darker at first but its blended nicely and people dont believe me when I say i panted it.
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K-Dawg
SHO Member
Yeah, I'm not sure why you would try to sand it. I cleaned the parts real good, and applied an adhesion promotor before the dye.
jelloslug
Digital
Another solution is to use a solvent to remove the "soft touch" coating that Ford used on the console top before dye it. That's what makes it sticky when you paint it.
