2004chevyman

trying to explain this in the rt way so people can understand ,if you have owned or seen a 86 camaro then you will know what i'am talking about,i hope, but in the hatch area you have the side pannels they are some kind of hard plastic.i have used dye on door pannels before but it dont last long before it starts to peel off and it really looks like s**t if you know what i mean ,but with all this new stuff what can i use now that will not peel and looks like i purchased new pannels ,if there is anything at all ,if not where can i purchase new or reman parts thanks for any help at all i'am trying to restore this car and i want everything to look or be new ,hope someone can help me with this post

86_irocz-28

Duplicolor vinyl plastic. Scratch the panels up with greeny pad, hot water and soap, grease and wax remover, prep spray, then hit it with paint worked great on mine

2004chevyman

thanks was bangging my head on the wall,in the pic what all did you do ,if you did the dash and console it does a great job if you did not do that can you show me some pic of what you did thanks

86_irocz-28

dash, console, door panels, and all other panels were dyed or "painted" but done the right way

2004chevyman

witch one was it dyded or painted but it looks great

86_irocz-28

Duplicolor vinyl fabric most call it a dye but its in a spray can

2004chevyman

thanks man will try it and send you some pic when i'am done

John in RI

iTrader: (167)

Don't waste a nickel on spray dye or another minute contemplating your plan of attack. Based on what you wrote, you will NOT be happy unless the panels are the correct color,... buy some used panels that are the color you are looking for.

If your current interior plastics are badly scratched and dry-rotted than you've got nothing to loose by spraying them with vinyl/fabric dye. Go-ahead and give it a shot. Dying works best if your trying to stay with a "similar" color, and will only be as "successful" as possible with proper preparation.

If your current interior plastics are in good shape then don't ruin them by spraying them. Sell them to someone else that wants them. ANY $$ you get will help pay for the parts you want. ( the parts that will not get harmed the first time they get touched by something harder than a milk carton ! )

I use spray dye all the time; almost exclusively on fabric or rubber parts. Wanna' see what happens to spray dye on plastics, OK. Now: I know better,...... but in this case I need to get belts in the car. (There's no headliner so they can get replaced before the headliner gets installed. ) I used liquid dye to dye the belts first then I used spray dye over the belts and the plastic. The plastic housing got washed with water, then Super clean, then water, then a wet green scrubby, then dried, then sprayed. As I was carrying them to the car for installation the metal belt made contact with the plastic.



If your gonna' do it,.....................