Cra$h

EDIT: new pics below!

With all the recent interior and dash threads, I am getting the urge to do something drastic. I've been reading up on dying vinyl, and have heard very good things about VHT, but I can't seem to find many before and after pictures, and definitely no P-cars yet in my searchs.

Anyone have pics to share?

If I do this, I'll try to make sure the process is well documented in case others are interested.

TIA!

jgporsche

Camaro_Muncher

Holy moly!

billthe3

Bumble bee anyone?

/me hopes he doesn't have the exhaust to go with it

jgporsche

you'd **** yourself if you heard my exhaust.

billthe3

lol, as long as it doesn't sound like a swarm of angry bees.

ehall

What is VHT?

gregeast

Hi Cra$h,

Sorry, no data on VHT but I used SEM Colorcoat on my 968 door panels that you saw at the GTG and I'm really pleased with how they turned out and so far they've held up quite well.

Like most things, it's all in the prep. I used two different SEM products to prep the vinyl, SEM Soap and SEM Vinyl Prep and it worked like a charm.

What colors are you thinking about?

SamGrant951

I used SEM Landau black on my 968 panels. Good many years later - lots of people have seen them.

Cra$h

Awesome Jesse. Thanks for the pic. Were you starting from black, or another color?

It's a brand of paint that originally stood for Very High Temperature since they first started with engine and caliper and other high temp paint applications. They now have a line called Penetrating Color Dye which is meant for vinyl and carpet. It's supposedly night and day better than the Duplicolor stuff you see at Checker and Autozone.

Ah. I just assumed they were original and in great shape. I guess that shows how good they turned out!

Were you able to find the SEM products locally or did you have to order them online?

As far as colors, I guess maybe my intentions aren't that drastic after seeing what Jesse did. I don't know how well you remember my car, but I did a carpet swap to black, and my lower dash and console are still beige (or light tan or linen? Don't know the actual color). I just wanted to do those sections in red that would reasonably close to the Guards Red paint. The one thing that I'm concerned about is the color ending up more orange than red given the lack of color variations from the VHT products, and whether the tan base will affect the final result. I was thinking of using the satin red, but I'm wondering if I should use the dark rose instead. Those are really my only choices with that line of products.

Good to hear. I definitely don't want to do all this work and have it start fading/flaking/etc. in a few months.

jgporsche

started from black. i didn't dye the vinyl though. i bought some vinyl paint from dupont. i took my millenium yellow paint to the dupont store and they matche dit.

gregeast

I found everything at our local paint supply place in little old Loveland (Ed's Paint) so I suspect you can find it in Denver. I'm fairly certain that Painter's Supply on S. Santa Fe has them. Check the SEM Website for a list of Denver suppliers. They'll have a printed color chart, if IIRC there are several reds on there. Be sure and post pics, should be cool

Cra$h

I did this last month, and thought I'd finally get around to sharing a few pics. Thanks Greg for the link. I found out that the local Sherwin Williams automotive paint supply store carries SEM, so I just went in and picked up a few cans of the satin red. About $11/ea IIRC. I asked the guy if I needed any of the SEM prep products, and he said to just scrub it really well with some type of sink cleanser like Comet and rinse.

First pic is when I first got the car. Not so pretty, but then I did get it from a junkyard.
Second is after the carpet color change and the new seats.
Third is prep for spraying. Ideally you'd want to take the dash out, but with a little careful masking, there wasn't any problem.
Fourth is where I sacrificed a goat.
Fifth is the final result.

gregeast

Wow Dave, looks excellent!

Are you still under budget for the GRM Challenge?

alordofchaos

I'm not usually a big fan of black/red interiors, but yours looks really great! Looks OEM and not overdone