Dye or paint for interior plastic peaces?

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Oct 9, 2011 | 05:19 PM

chevystyle

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Dye or paint for interior plastic peaces?

Which is better, dye or paint? I was told that dye will actually soak into the plastic and not fade, chip, or peel like paint.
I just need to paint or dye the interior same color (ebony). Kinda fading.
Got good condition ebony panels @ the junk yard just to find out that the junk yard panels are just a bit darker, so I figured what the heck, I'll just paint or dye the panels and learn.

Oct 9, 2011 | 05:57 PM

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dye...make sure you do good prep work first and it will look good and last.

Oct 9, 2011 | 10:01 PM

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I never heard about the dye (which i might have to try on my Lincoln) but I did paint and im all good with it. 2 kids, daily driver and its still looks good after 2 months. no matter what you decide to do, its all in the prep. i cleaned with a citrus degreaser, washed everything with dawn dish soap (wonderful) and dried thoroughly. Its all user preference though.

Oct 9, 2011 | 10:53 PM

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Dont paint or dye anything. I painted mine and took alot of much time preping it. Now a year later it looks like **** and i rarely drive it and take care of the interior.

Oct 9, 2011 | 11:48 PM

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Oct 16, 2011 | 06:07 PM

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The prep job is everything

Oct 17, 2011 | 10:59 PM

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I had great results using SEM Landau Black with a Satin Clearcoat. Did a color change from charcoal to ebony about 16 months ago and it looks perfect so far. There is a prefessional aerosol cleaner from 3M that I used as prep and am very happy. Be patient, light coats, follow temperature requirements on the can and you will be good.