Change interior color

[Trueblue]

If I want to change the original interior color from dark green(looks like pea soup) to black, can the dash and other molding be stained to black?

[Trueblue]

Also, would this devalue the vehicle if it is all original ?

[RealRed70]

You can use SEM Landau black to change the color to black.

[Leghome]

The biggest problem with painting/dying the interior is that the new color will rub off eventually. the color on my 72 was sandalwood painted/dyed black and it did rub off of the door panels and the plastic parts of the seats. I just had a friend who did his 62 Plymouth. He cleaned it thoroughly with soap and water then used a precleaner from a body shop followed that with an adhesion promoter. It has been three weeks and it is still tacky. He used the vinyl paint/dye for an Axalta(formerly Dupont) paint store.The guys who did it for him have never had any problems using this procedure before. We can not figure out what the problem is. We told to set it out in the sun with the doors open to see if that helped.

[cbolt]

SEM products are great for doing a color conversion and there are a few things you need to do to ensure a quality finished product. First off you need to properly prep everything you plan to dye. When the dye adheres properly the rub off mentioned by Larry is minimal. Another thing is to order more dye than you need. This way all the dye you have on hand is from the same batch and in the event you need to redo any areas which have rubbed off it will match perfectly. With black the fading should be minimal. I did my interior blue from a green, and still have enough SEM dye to redo a whole dash pad if needed.

 

There are different ways to prep the surfaces. When I did mine I used simple green then wiped it all off with lots of water and allowed it to dry completely. There are also adhesion promoters available to prime the surface if you want to go that route. Follow the manufacturers recommendations and you should be just fine and happy with the results.

 

The overall value is really more up to you than anything else. From a concourse standpoint you car would be valued less due to it no longer being an original car, but its your car. Unless you are heading for Pebble Beach I feel you will be okay value-wise.

 

I fully expect folks to chime in with other prep methods and disagree with that last paragraph. All I can tell you is I have done it successfully and really like my car the way it is compared to the way it was, if that makes sense.

 

Good luck and let us know what you decide to do.

[awhitlow0869]

Asking around on the forums here you will be surprised what you can fine. My interior was green too but I found dash pad door panels etc here on the club site which made the interior conversion a lot easier. Some of the items I did have to die or paint has already started to peel and pop off and I hadn't drove the car 5 times since it was done. Good luck on your conversion. It's a lot of work but you will enjoy it when done.

[Leghome]

Cbolt is right on getting more dye than needed. The shop that did the interior that is having the minor problem started with a quart. That got two door panels done. The ordered another gallon and had very little left over after doing the rest of the trim panels and seats.