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Ok everybody, I have a 68 Charger with the metallic red interior. Im looking for the correct dye for the armrests and the correct paint for the console. So far I have only found the early bright red....any Ideas?
 
Ok everybody, I have a 68 Charger with the metallic red interior. I'm looking for the correct dye for the armrests and the correct paint for the console. So far I have only found the early bright red....any Ideas?
try your local auto paint shop they mix to what you want mine even mixes 2pak in a spay pak but that needs to be used same day because of the hardener so if you plan ahead it may be an option no heavy spray equipment needed
 
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Check into Duponts' (Axalta) Spectra Master flexible coating series. Some 4000 colors to choose from.
 
Herbs is an exact match to Mopar only colors.
 
Ok everybody, I have a 68 Charger with the metallic red interior. Im looking for the correct dye for the armrests and the correct paint for the console. So far I have only found the early bright red....any Ideas?
Ok I finally get to help someone. I just learned this as I was resolved to use maroon red on my interior as I noticed that pretty much all the 68,69 mopar red interiors that have been redone have a orange hue which looks bad to me in redoing my seat covers from pui I had to match the headrests which I had dyed SEM Napa red a maroon did not want that orange hue. So they were darker than the new seat covers ( metallic red pearl). Since I had several spray cans of SEM portolo red( orange hue)left over from my color trials I decided to try it over the napa red. Came out perfect! , finished off with vinyl chrome molding 1/4 , they look brand new and a perfect match to the pui new seat covers. Note : if sprayed over a light color such as grey primer, the portolo red will have a bright orange hue, use SEM napa red as a base coat next will be a little pearl I will get from a plaster figurine paint store( can be dabbed on a piece of cotton and rubbed on. Hope this lesson of mine helps I can only wonder about all the mopar show cars with that orange hue interior
 
Ok I finally get to help someone. I just learned this as I was resolved to use maroon red on my interior as I noticed that pretty much all the 68,69 mopar red interiors that have been redone have a orange hue which looks bad to me in redoing my seat covers from pui I had to match the headrests which I had dyed SEM Napa red a maroon did not want that orange hue. So they were darker than the new seat covers ( metallic red pearl). Since I had several spray cans of SEM portolo red( orange hue)left over from my color trials I decided to try it over the napa red. Came out perfect! , finished off with vinyl chrome molding 1/4 , they look brand new and a perfect match to the pui new seat covers. Note : if sprayed over a light color such as grey primer, the portolo red will have a bright orange hue, use SEM napa red as a base coat next will be a little pearl I will get from a plaster figurine paint store( can be dabbed on a piece of cotton and rubbed on. Hope this lesson of mine helps I can only wonder about all the mopar show cars with that orange hue interior
Ok I finally get to help someone. I just learned this as I was resolved to use maroon red on my interior as I noticed that pretty much all the 68,69 mopar red interiors that have been redone have a orange hue which looks bad to me in redoing my seat covers from pui I had to match the headrests which I had dyed SEM Napa red a maroon did not want that orange hue. So they were darker than the new seat covers ( metallic red pearl). Since I had several spray cans of SEM portolo red( orange hue)left over from my color trials I decided to try it over the napa red. Came out perfect! , finished off with vinyl chrome molding 1/4 , they look brand new and a perfect match to the pui new seat covers. Note : if sprayed over a light color such as grey primer, the portolo red will have a bright orange hue, use SEM napa red as a base coat next will be a little pearl I will get from a plaster figurine paint store( can be dabbed on a piece of cotton and rubbed on. Hope this lesson of mine helps I can only wonder about all the mopar show cars with that orange hue interior
I am now using those cans on all my interior plastic and console, looks so much better than maroon.
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A true Original interior other than black/white is NOT one consistent color.

Different vendors were used and there will be variations in color, sheen, texture etc....

The worst one with these variations was Red interiors.........
 
A true Original interior other than black/white is NOT one consistent color.

Different vendors were used and there will be variations in color, sheen, texture etc....

The worst one with these variations was Red interiors.........
I agree, but there are tricks with color matching such as I learned in this case
 
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