Spray painting fabric

[vw1]

Hi all just need advice on spray painting my 1991 VW Polo GT coupe fabric seats.

So car interior is now sun bleached I thing it was black at some point but now purple.

Has anyone had and experience and good results on using fabric spray dye ?

Many thanks.

Forgive if in wrong section.

 

[Melvyn Best]

I once used some brush on stuff many years ago on my old Mini with good results , unfortunately it was so long ago that I can’t remember what it was . Woolies sell aerosols but I have no experience using them

 

[tlovatt]

I have never done fabric but have changed the colour of a few leather and vinyl car interiors with kits from The Furniture Clinic and have found their products and support to be good, they are easy to reach on the phone

https://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/fabric-care-products/fabric-paints-dyes

If you do use them it is often worth googling for discount codes, you can often find 10% off with a bit of searching

 

[vw1]

I have never done fabric but have changed the colour of a few leather and vinyl car interiors with kits from The Furniture Clinic and have found their products and support to be good, they are easy to reach on the phone

https://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/fabric-care-products/fabric-paints-dyes

If you do use them it is often worth googling for discount codes, you can often find 10% off with a bit of searching

Looks interesting thank you.

 

[steveo3002]

few vids on youtube with rattle can products , looks ok but not really convinced its a long term fix

 

[tlovatt]

few vids on youtube with rattle can products , looks ok but not really convinced its a long term fix

As above, I have not done fabric but have done Leather and Vinyl and have been surprised how good the results are - provided you use good quality kits. You can get cheap kits that do not include some of the important (and more expensive) colour fixers and they dyes come off quite quickly, but some of the car interiors I have worked on in the past have still looked good after 10 years of use.

 

[daedalusminos]

I've re-coloured carpet covering the parcel shelf on a Lotus...

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I guess it was like a spray on dye I'll see if I can find the can.

 

[outofthefire]

I once used some brush on stuff many years ago on my old Mini with good results , unfortunately it was so long ago that I can’t remember what it was . Woolies sell aerosols but I have no experience using them

So long ago! Woolies has been shut for years

 

[tlovatt]

So long ago! Woolies has been shut for years

Not sure if he is talking about Woolworths or Woolies the upholstery company which is still going https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/