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DCWITT · 02-23-2011, 08:50 PM

hey everyone i need some help with finding a good fabric paint or dye
i recently changed my interior to a blue black and grey tone and want to change my carpet color to a darker grey
i want something that will keep the carpet soft and will not fade and also anything i can use for cloth seats?
any input is appreciated thanks guys

***Mister_Perkins*** · 02-23-2011, 10:05 PM

instead of dying the carpet or painting it, why dont you buy a custom color Pre-molded carpet online? I paid something like $130.00 shipped back in 2005 to have a black Premolded carpet made for my Civic. Fit right in, no problems.

Just something to think about

edit:
http://www.customautocarpet.com/inde...ducts_id=12899

DCWITT · 02-23-2011, 10:08 PM

i thought about that but id rather take the cheap route first and leave that as back up
130 bucks that cld be spent towards engine mods

***Mister_Perkins*** · 02-23-2011, 10:10 PM

true, but your going to have to remove the carpet anyways to dye it....

There is dye out there for carpeting

http://www.detailking.com/content/view/32/57/

DCWITT · 02-23-2011, 10:12 PM

the work wont be a problem at all
do you think rit dye would be a good option? its really inexpensive fabric dye i just dont know what to use on the seats

***Mister_Perkins*** · 02-23-2011, 10:19 PM

if you really want your car to look professional I would have someone Upholster the seats to your liking. Not sure how the dye will work out for ya on the seats.

To have someone upholster your seats isn't really super expensive.

I've never dyed carpet or seats before so I can't really say how good or bad it works. I would go to the salvage yard and grab a seat and piece of carpeting and do some tests before you actually dive into your project though. I would hate to see you start on your interior to find out its not going to work right.

DCWITT · 02-23-2011, 10:24 PM

ya unfortunately around where i live there arent very many shops that do custom automotive work

this is the work to the interior ive done so far
http://www.autoperformanceshow.com/m...rior-t139.html

as you can see the carpet doesnt match and i have seat covers for now
big improvement compared to what it was before
the dash was cracked and a lot of stuff was broken all of it is now replaced and dash is semi repaired