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Mar 22, 2002 | 08:09 PM

76supercab

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dying interior vynil

Help!!! I'm trying to dye some hard vinyl (plastic) interior panels from a mid-seventies Ford. The vinyl dye I'm using is fish-eyeing very badly in some areas. I have already used degreasing cleaner, acetone, laquer thinner, and vinyl prep and still it fish-eyes.

Any other ideas on how I can get this stuf to stick before I go postal and do this

to the panels.

Thanks.

Tom H.

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Apr 2, 2002 | 05:49 AM

RE_SPEED_FAB

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You may have to use interior paint, it comes in a spray can, but is made for interior parts.
Dying hard plastic doesn't work so good, not porous(sp) enough for dye.
You may have to prep it like painting a exterior plastic piece.

Apr 19, 2002 | 01:26 PM

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Hey,

I don't know where you live, but UAP where I am sells a three step product for painting plastic parts that works great.

Also, I have used dish soap and very fine steel wool before, that worked great too.

-Brents

May 12, 2002 | 02:57 PM

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What is UAP and could you describe the process.

Does anyone else have any experience with die or paint processes for plastic and vinyl? My ol' man and I are going to redo the interior of our airplane. The interior is vintage 1976 and not aging so well.

May 12, 2002 | 09:27 PM

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UAP = United Auto Parts = N.A.P.A.

I have done lots of dyeing plastic and vinyl.

The Lacquer thinner is the best for cleaning.

Make sure you use an absolutely clean rag for application.

Plastic Prep or Vinyl after cleaning.

I use the Preval system for dyeing things.

Colour of Dye can be changed by cleaning the jar and re-using.

The aerosol containers are available at many places.

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May 26, 2002 | 11:27 PM

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I just finished my interior using all Eastwood products and had marvelous results.

JJ

Aug 15, 2002 | 08:22 PM

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I know this thread is fairly old now, but I wanted to put in my two cents...just in case someone is still looking to find a way to do this and with good results.

I went to Wal-Mart and found some vinyl paint in a can that I used on my visors and headliner and it worked awesome. With the exception of my painting abilities, they look like they came that way. I used black over green. As far as cleaning prep, I just got rags and dish detergent and washed and rinsed it all up thouroughly.

Well, that's all I had to say.

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