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how to colour vinyl
k33ts - 16/1/06 at 11:07 PM

ive got some intatrim seats with yellow beeding round the edges

im changing the colour of the car so want to recolour the beeding

is there something to paint on that wont rub off to easally

or is it a case of retimming them

any thoughts appreciated


britishtrident - 16/1/06 at 11:15 PM

You can get paint for the purpose Humbrol used to make it --- but it was NBG


andyps - 16/1/06 at 11:17 PM

I think there is something called vinylcote which should work, but I have never tried it.


Triton - 16/1/06 at 11:19 PM

Don't bother it's useless, i tried that stuff years ago it flakes off and looks horrible


Chippy - 16/1/06 at 11:37 PM

Frost's do some paint that is for doing vynil, have no idea if it's any good, but their stuff is usualy pretty fair.


k33ts - 16/1/06 at 11:43 PM

gota link or point me in the right direction for frosts ive never heard of them

cheers guys


Aboardman - 17/1/06 at 07:19 AM

http://www.frost.co.uk/


Kissy - 17/1/06 at 08:01 AM

Probably easier to respray the car.


zilspeed - 17/1/06 at 08:23 AM

Woolies trim will send you a sample of Vinylkote. The blurb nowadays reckons it's actually a vinyl stain rather than a surface paint.


Hammerhead - 17/1/06 at 08:45 AM

a retrim is the best route - painting will not last and trying to mask off the rest of the seat for a clean finish will be nearly impossible. That colour do you want to change to?


k33ts - 17/1/06 at 09:31 AM

thinkin of doing car kawasaki green so would like trim to match

i suppose on yellow a blue marker would do same job i could just keep touching it up


Hammerhead - 17/1/06 at 11:28 AM

seriously mate, if you want it to look good either change the seats, romove the piping, or replace the piping. Anything else will be and look a total bodge. Vinyl only costs £10 a meter.


RazMan - 17/1/06 at 12:11 PM

I used Vinylcote on a steering wheel spokes and a central console. It worked quite well but you have to make sure everything is thoroughly degreased, It is quite flexible but I think that seat piping will be pushing the limit and flake / wear off after a while.


trikerneil - 17/1/06 at 01:16 PM

I changed a motorcycle seat from white to black using vinylkote, lasted for about a year out in all weathers.


02GF74 - 17/1/06 at 03:05 PM

if they were leather, you could use Dylon dye; doubt it is any good on plastic.

Europa catalogue has some spary on stuff for vinyl but I suspect it won't last long.

What about permament marker? used on vinyl bus seats everywhere...


k33ts - 17/1/06 at 05:31 PM

thanks for input
sounds like i might aswell bite the bullet strip the seats down and get new piping stiched in
atkeast itll look good