Carpet dyes

[Warren Rauch #4286]

 My brother is restoring a 64 Sedan DeVille with leather option.  He intends to put new carpets in. No problem ,lots of choices . The bottoms of the door carpets are faded bad.  Replacing them is more work than wanted. What works best to recolor this carpet?

Warren

[Big Fins]

SEM Interior Dyes. Mask off the panels or disassemble them and shoot the color with an HPLV or if you have lots of time, a high volume air brush. I did the entire interior of my '59 SDV using SEM Dyes and they never faded, discolored or wore off in the 7 years of ownership afterward.

I also refreshed the carpeting of a Firethorn Eldorado. It came out beautifully.

[tcom2027]

SEM paints, interior, automotive exterior, plastic trim (especially) are great. A little more expensive than most, but worth the extra cost

tony

[billyoung]

SEM paint and dye products are the best. I used them exclusively on my Cadillac.

[dn010]

Meanwhile, I've used Detail King liquid carpet dye on all my vehicles that have required it. They make a spray dye too but I like the liquid method. I prefer to take the carpet out, power wash them down to get rid of all the dirt and debris in them and then apply the dye once they're dry. I have had no issues and have been using their product for about 10 years now I believe.         To each their own.

https://www.detailking.com/collections/carpet-dying

[Warren Rauch #4286]

       Has anyone tried hair dye? It comes in all kinds of colors. My niece has green /purple  hair. It is water proof. And doesn't just coat the hair. Will it work the same on carpet? I used a spray on my 56 limo,but was never happy. It looked artificial.
      I think it would work,but Bill just laughed. 

Warren

[Big Fins]

You would still need to spray it or air brush it on to get a consistent layer on the material. But a cool idea! Cheap too.