Dash pad, what paint/dye to use?

[jamie]

No flex additive needed, you'll push your thumb through that old vinyl dash before you crack that thin coat of paint on it.

 

[440 4 speed]

I am sure you are correct, a professional painter quoted me about 350.00 US to paint my dash after it was all stripped and ready for paint. The paint was about 120.00 US. I will go with that, but will use rattle cans for the plastic stuff.

 

[Corman]

I used SEM

 

[Evan Frucht]

I personally wouldn't use anything out of a rattle can although many do and have good luck. I would use epoxy primer(SPI) and single stage mixed to your color. It should have much better holdout better UV resistance.

Ya thats what i was thinking avour intially but i keep hearing people using laquer based vinyl "dyes" or paint and having great results. I think since its laquer with a flex additive it goes on really thin and the old grain shows through and the laquer kind of melts into the vinyl. Idk though

 

[Dan64]

I've used the Sem white dye to match the interior on my Sea Ray with great results. Honestly , i didn't hold out much hope of it working well or lasting very long due to the fact that it was a high wear area and the color white but it held up all of last year. I don't have a problem using the rattle can stuff but getting turquoise seems to be the problem.

 

[Wile E Coyote]

Evan Frucht - did you ever dye your interior panels from tan to turquoise???

 

[AR67GTX]

SEM (and probably Herbs) are great if they can match the color you need. Another option is your local PPG dealer. They can mix you a pint of interior vinyl paint to exact match or for a little more, load it in an aerosol can. Sounds like you may have paint equipment though. Doesn’t hurt to ask for a discount to. If I can catch the main guy at our O’Reillys PPG counter he usually gives me a commercial discount.

I recently used Kolor Korrect for some interior vinyl paint for my 67 because I needed a match for the mettalic red and they work closely with Legendary on color matching. It did match very well although the metallic is probably a little more evident than original. The seat back in the photo below was sprayed with it. But they are pretty expensive and a local PPG dealer is a more cost effective alternative.