Have y'all seen this? I was watching some DIY videos on youtube the other day and ran across a video for changing the color of your upholstery. It says it works for the home or the car. It will be a good low cost option for folks who would like an easy color change. Any one had any experience with this stuff?

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'87 2.8v6 5spd
Fiero

thats pretty cool.
I think i might change my grey interior to black like that, but idk about the seats.

the vinyl fabric spray they sell at the auto parts store works well, even on the carpet. i will try an take pics of mine tonight.

Been there, bought the tee shirt, sold the tee shirt. Expect amazing results... at first. Let me offer a few things I've come across.

The are no short cuts to changing fabric color, the sun fades even the best dyes. When I bought my Fiero, I dyed all interior panels and parts with expensive dyes. The interior looked esthetically better having a matching black tone, but the fabric felt oily to the touch and was no longer soft. Fading followed shortly after. Wear will be your worst enemy, especially in the case of the seats, with sun fade following closely behind. The "best" and only way to change the color of the interior in my book is to replace the fabric. I will post some pictures to illustrate. New fabric also adds to the new car feel, and it's nice having soft materials to graze your legs rather than oily ones.

Soon after first Dye:


Not long afterward:


So I stripped down all of the apint (a nightmare) and used real dye and new carpet (I should say we, I had help)


After new carpet and redye with the best vinyl dye you can buy:


This stuff is the real deal for dash's and vinyl. The paint sinks in and has a simi gloss finish that really makes the vinyl look like it was made to be that color. I highly rocemmend it! I've tried about 5 other types of paint on spare interior parts. Appliance paint comes in second place, but is too glossy. SEM is the ticket.

Generic picture, I did not use blue.

I hope this helps someone. You need to do it the right way the first time. In the photo above where we stripped the door panel of the old paint: That was a 5-6 hour project of tedious peeling and scrapping.

Before painting, use Sherwin Williams (or equivilent) cleaner, oil and dirt remover; it makes for a much cleaner outcome. Apply light coats. As for carpet, you can sometimes find short black carpet at walmart! Any automotive restorative shop (converitible top repair, reapholstery) will be happy to sell you carpet. It cost about $20 for enough to do both doors an behind the seat. You can also lay down new black carpet on the floor; just cut four holes and trim to right dimensions with dampener underneath.

Be careful when doing all of this because replacement panels aren't the cheapest, but at least they're available.
Goodluck

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did mine with the cheap stuff from the auto parts couple of summers ago, no problems so far. of course i just went with a darker gray, and not black, and didnt paint any of the vinyl, just the carpet, and seats, so that may have a lot to do with it. i know this post is like 1000 years later, but just stumbled across it.

What about the plastic inerior parts?

Do we use thesame stuff?

I used the SEM Products "Semi Gloss Black" on the instrument panel, radio panel, aux gage panel, shifter panel and the center console vinyl.



Seems to be holding up well.

The "trick" for spraying it on vinyl is to use SEM adhesion promoter, or wipe the vinyl down with lacquer thinner and then shoot the dye while the vinyl is still tacky.
Helps the dye penetrate the vinyl better and helps it hold on.

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I've had the best luck with SEM products for vinyls and plastics too. The semi-gloss is perfect looking. I think it can also be used on carpets.

Speaking of carpets, I had a buddy buy a used Ford Expedition one time, and upon close inspection in the nooks and crannies, you could tell the carpets had been sprayed over with something to give the new look to them. Overall they looked good. There was a little paint residue on your when you wiped your hand over the carpet. They looked good until he sold it, but if you looked closely, you could see the carpet difference.

I was lucky enough to get this imported from Spain!



I've had it for a few days but was afraid to open it because I knew that as soon as I did, I'd want to start tinting everything in the car! Things aren't looking good for getting that custom console cover that I was hoping for from another member, so maybe I'll start there. Now to find Nick's post on how he used it- I think I remember, but better safe than sorry. Read the directions on the tube you say? They're in Spanish...

Ha! Found it... https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/063825.html

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F-I-E-R-O, please update us when you crack it open, I'm interested. Whats the finish like gloss / matte ?

I used the SEM paint on some T-Top parts.
The result is very good, however at the mechanism friction spots I'm getting some paint scuffing and can already see the grey below.

When painting fabric, the paint needs to be brushed with a plastic brush after every coat to avoid sticking.
I did that, but the sun visors still came out good to the eye but a little rough to the touch.

~ Prep



~ paint





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