Easy how to paint car interior plastic vinyl leather correctly
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Hello! This is a video about How To DIY Correctly and professionally spray dye plastics, leather, and vinyl for cars, trucks, and boats for longer-lasting results. Make your old auto upholstery interior look like new again! NOT SPONSORED! For do it yourself beginners.
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I could never get vinyl paint to stick but now thanks to you, I know the proper way to do it and the proper paint.
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Been using SEM for 15 years. Great product. Acetone is perfect prep. Sometimes mixing 50/50 acetone and 99% isopropyl alcohol helps it not flash off to quick on the leather. With leather I noticed that when it gets a little tacky from the prep it’s the best time to spray it, perfect bond.
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I am also doing the same thing for 40 years at the printing industry,
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I used SEM Color Coat after I saw a mechanic use it to change color on a salvage yard steering wheel. So I did it, prep is key to success with all painting. I thought Duplicolor only did exterior paints. I'm very happy with my results. Your upholstery work has helped me alot. Thanks.
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"Don't get brain hurt"
Probably the best advice I ever heard.
Try the heavy yellow gloves that are sold for washing dishes, they hold up to lots of solvents and strippers. Much better than latex or nitrile
Like strip club stripers or paint stripper solutions?
Hello G, Thank you so much! You re right about the gloves, I just really wanted to show that gloves of somekind should be used. I myself never wore gloves for decades of using Acetone. Please keep liking and watching!
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Just the video I need to see, I'm painting a gm console and I believe is the best advice on TH-cam, thanks,
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Excellent to see an upolstry guy share this. Hope you get tonnes of views. Thanks for sharing
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Very helpful thank you. I've removed then spray painted a few pieces of interior plastic with good results. I haven't painted more because I'm concerned that I won't be able to reattach what was removed. Taking the plastic off is a tricky procedure. Be very care and take photos before removal to reference when reattaching the plastic.
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How is it holding up
Thanks for a great video😊
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Great straight to the point video. I am also going to work at home on a 1977 C3 Corvette and will use your tips to restore the interior. Thanks for the video
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Experience creates good advice. Here is you visual guide with tips. I prefer to use a rattle can sprayer. I bought one in 2010 and will never spray can paint without it. Fits most any can, is handle is on and shaking, double check the spray window before using. Great info!
Hello Dean, I have used one of those before. But old habits die hard for me... Please keep liking and watching!
Cool !!!! I didn't know about rubbing alcohol versus acetone. Great advice....Thanks.
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Great advice thanks a lot, this gives me the confidence to re-dye/paint my car seats.
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Sem is best and you tell em about us upholsters!!
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Nice to learn some tips from a guy with many years experience.
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Thank You! I have 4 vinyl chairs with metal frames, easy to remove. They are STICKY on the front but nice a smooth on the back and bottom. Looking forward to knowing how to do it now!
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The warning about scratches making the old color come through is great info.
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If you scratch anything that has been painted the same is true. It's not a revelation.
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Just subscribed. Realistic expectations and honest communication of experience. Thanks.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! I needed this simple tutorial to find a temporary solution to changing my vinyl color from light blue to semi gloss black on my Checker A-11 Taxi!
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Nice video. What is even better is that you have answered all questions and replied to all comments. That is very rare! Good job!
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Very awesome my brother, you are most definitely a master of your craft ❤
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I chuckled when I saw those Vette interior pieces. I was thinking "high risk" as a first thought. (Lots of damage and neglect over the years.)
The end product looked GREAT!
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Another great video, to the point, concise, logical. The right way.
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I am a upholstery guy myself this excellent work
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@@oldschoolautoupholstery yes we. Have to I have been doing upholstery for more than 15 plus years , and I have watch so many of your videos and I have learned new techniques and still learning,
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I'm glad I found this video, and now I know what to do with some interior parts of my 01 Sonoma that's been showing years of fade under the California Sun.
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SEM is the best I’ve ever used
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Thanks for covering this and presenting SEM products to the masses. A lot of people are not familiar with their products. Was a little surprised you didn't use some variety of scotch pad or SEM's grit based soap to abrade the surface.
Hello J, You are so welcome! Acetone always gets the job done. It is very harsh on plastics and vinyl's. I was using that decades before there ever was a pad or grit soap. I have never had a problem. Don't be too surprised and although those might be helpful I don't think they are always necessary.
That's a really great video on tips for painting your interior.
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Very helpful video. Acetone is the prep I will use. Just waiting for a nice enough day to paint outside.
Hello Sell, Yep, go for it! Please keep liking and watching!
Acetone is no joke....its such a small molecule that it goes through anything/everything we'd put on our hands to protect them.
Hello Michael, I have been using Acetone for 45 years. Upholstery and fiberglass work. I actually had a fiberglass factory in China for two years. I'm still around to respond to your comment. Just sayin'. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!
You are a true craftman
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Also with the acetone use a proper nylon bristle brush, with a wood handle, unpainted, to clean in the tiny crevices, and get all the dirt out. You can use isopropyl alcohol there, to get the dirt free and out, then use a blonde medium paint brush with the acetone to degrease and prepare the surface, stripping off the top layer of oxidised material, which is what the acetone does on plastic and leather. Do not leave the surface wet for any time, the acetone will destroy the plastic is left in contact, you want the minimum time on surface to clean and strip, nothing more.
However for plastic where it has a embossed surface that has worn away, you can actually use the acetone to restore this, using a terry cloth rag folded into a flat even pad, that is pressed into the surface wet for around 30 seconds, to make the surface ripple and match the rest somewhat. Also works for surfaces that have been plastic welded to fix them, to sort of hide the weld line.
Hello Sean, yea, just like you said! Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Yes, only thing I would like is a way to fix soft vinyl, that all eventually cracks and peels away from the foam underlay, that looks good.
Great video and info!! Thank you for taking your time to share your knowledge and information!!
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I sometimes use the SEM adhesion promoter as well. SEM stuff is awesome.
Hello 02, Yep it is! I have never used the adhesion promoter as I was using Acetone decades before the came out with that product. I'm Old School I guess. Please keep liking and watching!
Great job Rudy! I need to paint my 73 door panels. I buy my upholstery supplies from capital City Upholstery in Austin Texas.
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I love your no nonsense approach to these things. Thanks for the awesome video and sharing your knowledge.
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@@oldschoolautoupholstery I plan to!
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Looks excellent, my friend.
Thanks for the info...
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Good job I need to do some sanding to level the surface and then acetone it to prep it and paint, 3 paint coates should do. Thanks.
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Love your honesty..... great demonstration!!
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Great information thx. I’ve just recently found your channel and subscribe. Love what you do here. Thx for sharing your years of experience working with interiors. Much appreciated 👍🏻✌🏻
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Excellent tutorial!! Thank you sir.
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I used the Shadow Blue for my 85 Suburban door panels, and it is a very close match to the original color. I washed it 3 or 4 times with soap and water and did a bit of light sanding to remove the sun damage / flaking
Cleaned it with acetone and 3 coats of SEM,
Fantastic results!
I just did one panel to start, to get the hang of it.
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Ive used this brand and it's great
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Awesome!! Thank you 🙏🏼! Love the part don’t get brain 🧠 hurt !
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@@oldschoolautoupholstery thank you 🙏🏼 again !
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Great advice, I have only ever used Duplicolor because it's all I could find. Will look for this product on my next project!!
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Been using SEM since the mid 80s. It's the best hands down
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Oh my.. you saved me! I literally about to start my diy project to restore my car interior (will start after i finish my coffee).
Gonna go out to buy acetone first, never start my project without it. I really think rubbing alcohol is a must before, not anymore. Thank you sir!! ❤❤
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Thanks!
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Great stuff I need to know! Thank you again!!!
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Excellent video. You do such a great job sir
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I’ve been doing interior painting since 03 and this technique is 💯 but I just started putting clear coat to protect it from scratches and it last for a long time. The one flaw or recommendation is if you going to clear you dashboard use semi gloss due to the fact when the sun hits it it’s going to give a mean glare but it’s nice at night tho.
Hello Dare, I have never used a clear coat myself. Being that SEM is a lacquer, you could put a top coat of enamel clear over it. Give it a try! Please keep liking and watching!
What type of clear do you use would it work well to protect seats?
Awesome!!
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I have always used laquar thinner instead of acetone. Is there a difference? I also lightly sand the vinyl/leather as well. I have seats I did 20 years ago with still awesome results today! Even though I love the spray vinyl cans, I prefer using the liquid dye I apply with form brushes or spray with a gun. The "liquid" is definitely more durable. I have it mixed "flat" with no shine at all! I have heard of applying an overcoat to protect the color, but have never used it. Again, I would use "flat"! I hate shiny leather!
Hello Richard, Lacquer thinner does work, but acetone is harsher and makes the surface rough enough for the spray dye to stick to plastics and vinyl. Please keep liking and watching!
Good stuff to know thanks Rudy !
Hello Steve, I hope this can help you in the future. Please keep liking and watching!
Great video. No bs
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Thanks for sharing.
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Your pretty good at what you do , I like your videos you don't need to put that grime on the pieces to make them look worst just keep your honest videos going
Hello Jose, The customer attempted to clean the plastic and vinyl parts with Acetone himself to save money. That is what they looked like when he handed them back to me. Please keep liking and watching!
Nice results!
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I only wish I would have found this channel a week ago… had no idea about acetone. Looks like I’ll have to redo my interior next summer…. With SEM products…. Instead of this cheap a$$ duplicolor…Fantastic video sir will definitely be watching more of your videos.
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Perfect. I knew something were off with those duplicate vinyl paint. It didn’t make sense to have those on the interior of a car
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SEM products are the real deal. Been using them for years with great results.
Hello Rob, It seams that we both have had the same experiences! Please keep liking and watching!
I saved a bunch of money, almost $5 per can vs locally, by getting my SEM from eBay. I think I paid $16, but after I got 6 cans, I noticed the price jumped. I don't know how much it matters, but I scuffed the surface, washed with dawn, used acetone, sprayed an adhesion promoter from SEM (I heard of bulldog too), then sprayed SEM paint.
Hello G-body, I hear ya. I always bought SEM from suppliers and it just got more and more expensive. I think Bulldog is similar to Acetone. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for all the tips, I didn't know you had to prep with Acetone, something I've learned from you....
Hello Noel, I am so glad to hear that now you know to use the most important part of the process.. Acetone. Please keep liking and watching!
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@@noelroberts8199 Hello Noel, Right on! Right on. Please keep liking and watching!
Wow I really appreciated this how to paint plastic interior parts video. Besides cleaning with the acetone, I saw that SEM sells a plastic adhesion promoter.....have you used and recommend that ? thank you again sir for this video.
Hello Silicone, You are so welcome! I myself have never used the SEM adhesion promoter. For 44 years, I have been using Acetone decades before there was a SEM adhesion promoter. Please keep liking and watching!
If longevity is more of a concern to me, would using a material like a faux suede wrap or similar help. I know for complex pieces this isnt really optional but for something simple like the A pillars im considering it.
Hello Banderas, When I do suede headliners, I sometime cover the A pillars as well. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery thank you for the response!
@@banderas1879 Hello Banderas, You are so welcome! I respond to everyone on commenters. Please keep liking and watching!
Please show us how to dye the cloth on a plastic / cloth combo door card.
Hello Pk, Sorry to say that I know no way of dying auto fabrics. I have always just replaced them. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks!
Hello Lance, Thank you so much for your support! You have done what most people will not do. Please keep liking and watching!
AWESOME VIDEO
Hello Phil, I am so glad you liked it. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks!
Hello Lance, Thank you so much for your support. As you may know, I have no paid sponsors because I don't want to waste my viewers time with sponsor commercials. You did what most people will not do. Please keep liking and watching!
Great job, looks amazing
Hello User, Thank you so much for saying so, I really appreciate it. Please keep liking and watching!
I agree the SEM stuff is the good stuff!
Hello De, Right on! Right on. Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for this. Going to try this for the HVAC/radio trim piece on my '99 Honda Acty.
Hello Leaving, You are so welcome! I am sure you will do just fine with your Honda project. Please keep liking and watching!
Heck ya. Great video
Hello Chris, Thank you so much for saying so! please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for this video. Regarding the issue of the paint scratching, are there clear coats that could be sprayed over the paint that might help protect the color layer from scratching?
Hello Jeef, You are so welcome. Technically, being that it is lacquer, you can spray anything over the top. I myself, have never done that. Please keep liking and watching!
SEM products are the best from this type of application. They also make an adhesion promoter.
Hello Judy, I agree with you. I try to show the more affordable alternatives to the more expensive products. There is so much you can do with Acetone for adhesion, and Mineral spirits for cleaning and removing glue. Please keep liking and watching!
If you want it to stick to the surface alot better and a lot harder to scratch off get a small bowl put some acetone in it and using a 3x3
red scotch bright dip in the acetone and use the scotch bright like sandpaper it will scratch the parts and not smooth them out then spray your color on the parts after getting the look your after take a hairdryer on medium heat and go back and forth over the whole area hold the hairdryer and 4" away from part go over the parts 3-4 time with heat it helps alot with fusing the color too your parts
Hello Ls, Sounds like great advise! Thanks for your contribution. Please keep liking and watching!
How many coats do you do? And do you scuff with acetone in-between coats?
@@chalecharros7689 Hello Chale, If coating in a similar color like I did in this video, I only did two coats. If a totally different color, you will be looking at doing more than that. You only use Acetone before you paint. Acetone is very harsh and will wipe away your first coat, resulting in wasted time and money. Please keep liking and watching!
Very nice informative video, sir. Thank you very much!
Hello Too, Thank you so much for saying so! Please keep liking and watching!
As a painter, we would use an adhesion promoter before spraying on plastics.
Would you recommend something like that for interior as well??
Hello Concept, As a painter, you probably use "Bull Dog" or something similar. As in the video, I use Acetone which is a similar adhesion promoter. I used to use Bull dog as well before I found that Acetone was much cheaper. Please keep liking and watching!
Greetings! VERY cool video! Thanks for taking the time to post! Would've LOVED to have seen the final results in the car!! I have acetone as part of my cleaning arsenal, so I'm part of the way there to re-painting the interior doors of my 2022 Chevy Malibu. Although it is used (Only 43K miles at the time of purchase), it is new to me! The interior doors are vinyl and have scratches that I want to remove. The color is "Dark Atmosphere." I found the exact color on Everest Automotive (WA303X - OEM ). They claim that it's a premium polyurethane base coat. SEM has a similar color that they named Med Neutral (15883 SEM). Questions...I know you're an avid user of SEM interior paints, but could I use the exact paint from Everest Auto and get the same results you did in the video if I wipe down the doors with acetone first? I want confidence in knowing that I'm using the right paint, I don't want different-colored doors. Also, should the door panels be removed from the car before being painted? No sanding needed, right? Please advise. Thank you!
Hello Chelsa, Thank you so much for saying so! Sorry to say that I have never used Everest auto paint, therefore I do not know a result. I think removal will give a better result. No sanding, because you will see grit scratches. Just use the Acetone. Please keep liking and watching!
hands down the easiest video to follow. seeing the time frame for what you do on the poster in the background made me feel more at ease about "is this the best way to do it?"
only one question.. would it be better to just replace the vinyl for longer lasting and more durability? like how that column seems like the vinyl was wrapped onto the plastic frame and secured.
Would that be a better, although more expensive, way of re-doing the interior?
Hello Branden, Wrapping a part with vinyl will make it thicker. Painting these molded plastic parts is much easier and keeps a stock original look. I always say there are more than one way of doing things. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery understood! I will definitely keep that in mind! An excellent point to regard material thickness and density.
@@brandenhaberek Hello Branden, Right on, right on! Please keep liking and watching!
You should be using a Adhesion Promoter before painting plastic and after sanding. It will help bond the paint to the plastic surface.
You know... I think you're right, but to be real tho.. a lot of things they tell us are necessary are or could be BS just to make more money. It's hard to really know anything for sure unless you test things out yourself or learn from somebody who really has good knowledge on these things. Like an idiot that spent years screwing up his own paint jobs to figure most out the hard ways in life... Other idiots you can't give you the right info sometimes because they just forget themselves and have to repeat some things over again. 🤦
But who knows that could be right because it's seems to be the right process order of things, but I honestly can't say if I can even tell the difference and even if I think that I do or don't right now I could have just forgotten and I'm not all that sure. 😒
Hello Mark, Acetone is the adhesion promoter, It roughens up the plastic and vinyl for the spray dye to hold on to it. I would never spray dye anything without the prep first. Ask any experienced body man. Please keep liking and watching!
Hello Masculine, I totally agree with you. There is a direct correlation between a young unexperienced TH-camr giving bad advise and a 43 year experienced person. Doing is learning! Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I am a experienced body man. I have been in the trade for the last 34 years.
@@MarkK01 Hello Mark, I had a feeling you were a man with experience! Please keep liking and watching!
Thank you for all your videos! I have 2 questions. What aftercare do you give your customers? Cleaning and such. Do you give them the leftover paint so they can do touchups if they scratch it?
Hello H, You are so welcome! I always serve my customers when ever they need some help. I would give them a left over can if they request it. Please keep liking and watching!
I know the right answer is to replace my boat upholstery. I just don’t have the money. It’s not in terrible shape just a bit stained, minor cracking at the seams. My question is if you can recommend some sort of filler or sealer/something I can put on the seams to preserve them and then coat with sem color coat. I’ve seen some vinyl/leather repair videos and was thinking if the white paste stuff they apply then heat with a heat gun to dry.
Hello Jaime, In 44 years I never did vinyl repair. I only did vinyl replacement. About 40 years ago I saw guys doing it at car dealerships and the result always looked terrible, so I never wanted to do that kind of quality. Sorry, I cannot answer because of my lack of experience. Please keep liking and watching!
Would you recommend an adhesion promoter when changing colors?
Hello Royal, Yes, as always, I use Acetone. Please keep liking and watching!
Just an additional tip, if you have rubber gloves as opposed to latex then you won't have the acetone dissolving them.
Hello Robert, I don't know the difference. I'm Old School. Nobody was wearing gloves for anything 40 years ago. We used to wash our greasy hands with leaded gasoline, Hehe. A lot more freedom back then. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I used to come across the same thing when using acetone but I found some rubber gloves that never break. You can even try those yellow dishwashing gloves but that usually doesn't go over too well in a shop environment with other guys 😅
@@robertl955 Hello Robert, Maybe the yellow is better than the pink. Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
Use a really good adhesion promoter and it'll last longer and won't scratch off.
Hello Square, Yep, you got that right! Please keep liking and watching!
10:00 don't touch the surface between coats. I'm sure this was inadvertent, but the oils from your hands can cause adhesion problems for the next coat. Wear gloves so you don't accidentally do this!
Hello Larry, Excellent advise! I really appreciate you. Please keep liking and watching!
Great video! 2 questions… have you ever used the SEM adhesion promotor? And can you clear coat plastics?
Hello Ryan, Thank you so much for saying so! I have never used SEM adhesion promoter. I was using Acetone before there was ever such a product. I guess I am just old school. Being that SEM coat is lacquer, you can spray anything over it. Please keep liking and watching!
Excellent video from a real pro! Did you scuff up the leather? Or just use acetone. I may have missed that part.
Hello Ben, Thank you so much for saying so! No scuffing, just Acetone. Be careful of scuffing or sanding beforehand as because the dye is really thin lacquer, you could see grit scratches. Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks so much for clearing up all this up, just a quick question, can I use SEM adhesion promoter, as well as acetone to get the lasting adhesion? You got yourself a new subscriber!!
Hello How, You are so welcome! I was using acetone decades before there ever was such thing as a SEM adhesion promoter. I am assuming it would do the same thing as the acetone. You could probably use one or the other. Acetone would be cheaper. Using both would most likely be a waste. Thanks for the sub. Please keep liking and watching!
Great informative video! Have you ever had to paint a cargo cover for inside an SUV?
The kind that roll out to cover the load space area if you have luggage or groceries. My cargo cover, which was black, went missing and they no longer make or sell them. I was lucky enough to find a tan coloured cover but want to paint it black. Any tips would be appreciated! Thank you!
Hello Shane, Not sure how well it would stick to vinyl being rolled up. If you chose to dye it, Be sure to use acetone first for the prep. Please keep liking and watching!
Color coat is the best i agree
Hello Edwardo, Yep, yep. Good "Ol SEM Color coat. Please keep liking and watching!
What about a sealer. A few other products/videos recommend a sealer to improve durability?
Hello William, Because SEM is really a lacquer, you can put something over the top of it if you want to. In 44 years, I never have. Just sayin'. Please keep liking and watching!
I love your channel and I learn so much from it. Watching you have given me the courage to repair and paint my own leather seats. I plan to spray Seat Doctor's Leather Dye on the seats via air compressor. Will my results look as good as yours? Thanks!
Hello Dat, You are so welcome! I think your leather seat dye project will be just fine. Just go for it! Please keep liking and watching!
Must agree with David Boy! I’m also into upholstery as a beginner and your channel is probably the best I came across, much love from Portugal, if you come here count me to help you having the best holidays and a place to stay!
Doing my plastic interiors for a BMW e39 530d and really want to do it well, you should make a whole video on dyes, pigments, understanding it if you are into it. Just like you doing with other techniques.
I am thinking why we don’t make an epoxy over the plastics cover which can be sanded so it becomes more nice to the eye and feel, does that make sense? Do you have an opinion?
@@joaquimt.duarte2538 Hello Joa in Portugal, Thank you so much for saying so! Really, I still think the secret is in how well the surface is prepped for anything to stick. The design of the SEM is to mimic the look of vinyls and leathers. If you wanted a more durable and shiny look, you could use an enamel for plastics. Please keep liking and watching!
We really enjoy your videos.
When spray painting a dash, do I need to sand it first?
Hello Lance, Thank you so much for saying so. I would not sand before painting as the SEM is a very thin lacquer and will show grit scratches. Adhesion is the purpose of the Acetone. Please keep liking and watching!