Upholstery paint?

[JIPJOBXX]

Has anyone used this stuff on there cars ever? And what did it turn out like?

http://www.fabricspraypaint.com/Default.asp?Folder=156&Name=_Upholstery_Fabric_Spray_Paint

[Plymouthy Adams]

I do not care for the "upholestry paint" that comes in the spray can..there are two leading makers and both are about the same in my experience..in time I have found that it will eventually lift and peel..however if you have plastic/vinyl that you wish to change the color do go get the dye..this stuff will penetrate the material for a permanent change of color..I have dyed motorcycle seats with this..and it showed no sign of fade, wear or anything of the sort after many years of use...tough stuff..the same the car industry uses to dye panel to repair plastic dashes due to accident or repair after a theft recovery and stereo ripout etc

[greg g]

Used a product by SEM for rugs and upholstery. Works ok as long as your not trying to make black seats beige.

[grey beard]

Changed the entire dash, console and small trim pieces from black to red on a '71 Mustang convert almost ten years ago. It still looks good. My guess is that the stuff is basically just lacquer with a slow dry agent. Pretty amazing stuff, IMHO.

Good Luck

[BobT-47P15]

Have used some on auto carpet.....seemed to do OK.

Once upon a time, long, long ago..........I mixed up some water and Rit dye in a

spray bottle to change some red car carpet to black. When dry, it was also

kinda crunchy. Held up for a while under limited use.....but I suspect the spray

is much better.

[JIPJOBXX]

i have cloth upholstery in my old olds and that's what I'm concerned about using this on the seats. My front seat is not worn out but the dye in the material is and so I just thought I would try this out. Any other ideas on this subject? How about seat covers? Do they make any that look good?

[Norm's Coupe]

I've always been afraid to use paint on seats and fabric myself. Vinyl paint may be OK if painting the whole piece like a dash, etc.

If you want seat covers instead, that will cost you a lot more. But........places like AutoCraft have all the original seat patterns to make nice covers, that fit nice and snug. Although they do have various types of cloth material, they don't make covers that are the original pattern. They also have the vinyl leatherette seat covers. Even those old type clear vinyl seat covers to fit our cars. You can order sample swatches from JC Whitney or other distributors to determine the material, color, etc. of the covers, prior to ordering. The samples use to be free at JC Whitney. Check out their catalog for prices, etc. My whole interior came from AutoCraft. I did have to make my own door panels though, using matching material purchased by the yard.

[windsor8]

I've used Dupli-Color Vinyl & Fabric coating on the headliner in my D 24 CC and was very pleased with the results. Never used it on seats or carpet.

[hkestes41]

i have cloth upholstery in my old olds and that's what I'm concerned about using this on the seats. My front seat is not worn out but the dye in the material is and so I just thought I would try this out. Any other ideas on this subject? How about seat covers? Do they make any that look good?

Have not used these but have them saved for possible future use.

http://www.automotiveinteriors.com/seatcovers.htm

http://www.rodinteriors.com/index

Also, JC Whitney and Kanters sell custom fit seat covers.

[wayfarerstranger]

back in the mid 80`s i was restoring a car i still own , i wanted to re dye the dash, console , door panels & misc. trim the same color , no color change. when i told the guy at the paint store & everyone else around me what i planned to do they said it won`t work it will peel off !!! well fast forward 25 years guess what ,, still no peel , still looks great , i used acrylic lacquer thinned about 50% and sprayed it on with one of those glass bottles with canned air attached to it, like your find at hardware & paint stores , sprayed very thin coats .... worked like charm & have used this systems many times over the years always with great results . if the truth was known that is probably what that dye in the can stuff is anyway ..

Edited October 7, 2009 by wayfarerstranger

[Brad Lustig]

I used some on some on my old 300zx in the hatch area. I used the stuff for carpets (got lucky with the color match) carpet was burgundy and had faded to almost a pink and you could see the black backer through the thin spots. Looked almost brand new after the spray. Also, used the vinyl spray on the plastic panels under the hatch. One area had faded to almost a pepto bismol pink color and started to crumble. The spray not only covered the pink, but it also seemed to hold the plastic together. I only had the car for about a year after that and the areas didn't see much wear, so I don't know the longevity. Also, since I wasn't really changing the color, I can't say how well it works for that.