Thoughts re Interior Paint for Door Panels and Seats, etc.

scottevest

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I was going to replace my door panels, and considered getting new leather for my seats, but someone suggested I use acrylic paint instead. I watched a bunch of videos from this website and it looks freaking awesome. Wondering if anyone had any experience with this product or others.

Also, where do I find the OEM color code for tan interior?

https://www.colorbondpaint.com/collections/car-interior-paint-dashboard-paint
 

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I've had good luck with similar products in the past. As usual, it's good prep that's most important...
 

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SEM makes quality paint for interior vinyl.
That’s the brand I’d go with
If you have leather then I’d go with the 1-2 well known places for redying classic car interiors.
 

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Scott.

I have done this 3-4 times on Porsche seats/upholstery. I always use a 'leather dye' and found/used a procedure I found on a Ferrari web site to prepare the leather and apply the 'dye' (again, not really dye, but an acrylic paint, same as is used on essentially all automotive grade leather). My preferred dye source is ColorPlus - www.colorplus.com Chris Ohmes used their products recently to change the color of his interior to a rich cognac. He supplied a sample of the leather to Joanne at Color Plus, and she matched the color with their dye.

IF you decide to go this route, drop me a line requesting the procedure and I'll respond with a summary of how I've done it - both on street/highway cars and on track cars.

Gary
 

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Regarding SEM, they have a pretty ok instructional video here

SEM makes quality paint for interior vinyl.
That’s the brand I’d go with
If you have leather then I’d go with the 1-2 well known places for redying classic car interiors.
 
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