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My black cloth (not vinyl) cargo shade has faded to purple. I've searched and found threads from 2-8 years old, plenty of people post suggestions, but there are few real experiences and those are old enough to make me think there have to be better products now.
Has anyone re-dyed their rear cargo shade? What did you use? How has it held up since then?
(Ignore the faded seats, I'm talking to Lethal interiors about that now.)
For cloth I've used the RIT liquid dye. You would need to put it in a spray bottle, roll out the sunshade and spray away. I wouldn't use any of the aerosol spray can dyes for this, too flexible.
My black cloth (not vinyl) cargo shade has faded to purple. I've searched and found threads from 2-8 years old, plenty of people post suggestions, but there are few real experiences and those are old enough to make me think there have to be better products now.
Has anyone re-dyed their rear cargo shade? What did you use? How has it held up since then?
(Ignore the faded seats, I'm talking to Lethal interiors about that now.)
I have not dyed the cover, but I've used a product before called rub n restore that worked great on some seats, I've also used the vinyl spray for plastic n carpet with good results
Before I went further I asked Princess at Lethal Interiors if she made these. Unfortunately she doesn't. So I'm looking at dyes, but have NO idea what material this is made out of and it looks like that matters. From what I've found online, it looks like I can burn some of it and see what happens, (http://info.fabrics.net/fabric-facts...dentification/) but I'd rather not try to cut some of this off to do that.
Does anyone know what type of material this cloth shade is made from? Here's what I am reading from ritdye.com
Choose the Right Dye For Your Fabric. If the fabric you plan to dye is a natural fabric (such as cotton, linen silk, ramie or wool) or is nylon or rayon, then use Rit All-Purpose Dye. If the fabric you plan to dye contains more than 35% polyester acrylic or acetate, then use Rit DyeMore for Synthetics.
I saw that at the store today, but was hesitant because I was afraid it was going to make it stiff or cause it to bind up when I retract it. Once yours is dry I'd like to know if it makes the cloth stiffer or harder to roll up?
I saw that at the store today, but was hesitant because I was afraid it was going to make it stiff or cause it to bind up when I retract it. Once yours is dry I'd like to know if it makes the cloth stiffer or harder to roll up?
That is exactly what I used a couple years ago. works like normal and no stiffer than it was .I would post pics but in storage til spring.
Go with the vinyl and fabric dye from SEM or Dupli color. I've used it on seats, carpet, and interior plastics with no issues. With proper prep it will last a long time.
I saw that at the store today, but was hesitant because I was afraid it was going to make it stiff or cause it to bind up when I retract it. Once yours is dry I'd like to know if it makes the cloth stiffer or harder to roll up?
My springs are wore out anyhow so I really couldn't tell a difference in rolling it up but if it is stiffer it certainly isn't bad to deal with.
