Door card colour change

Post Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:46 pm

Has anyone on here dyed a set of door cards?

Interested in what products you used and what the outcome was... Thinking of doing this as I am having difficulty in finding a decent condition sport door cards.

I've been after a anthracite cloth, with black door panel. So was just thinking of dying a set. But not sure what product to use.

any recommendations?

Post Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:36 pm

You would need a pray or brush on dye, have you tried Brutus for door cards?

Post Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:53 am

Do you have any pictures of your door cards? The cloth can easily be bonded and the remaining the door panel can be sprayed.

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Post Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:27 pm

Is there anything you can recommend to use to dye the vinyl. I’ve seen stuff in USA but I can’t get it here in uk.

Post Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:16 pm

SHAKEELE30 wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:27 pm
Is there anything you can recommend to use to dye the vinyl. I’ve seen stuff in USA but I can’t get it here in uk.

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Post Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:14 pm

Do a search on here, someone did do this in the last few months, it could have been in Aus ?

Mart.

Post Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:55 pm

martauto wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:14 pm
Do a search on here, someone did do this in the last few months, it could have been in Aus ?

*clears throat & raises hand*

That could have been me.
Recently refurbished a set of Natur vinyl door cards in the cabby - see here and here.

Few important points up-front.

1. My door cards were 100% vinyl (no cloth insert) - may need different dyes/paints for the different materials

2. No radical colour change - I was refinishing (basically) the same colour

As vinyl has a high surface energy, it's quite receptive to the right paint & thorough preparation.
I used Duplicolor vinyl paint in Medium Beige.
Others, e.g. VHT also have a range of vinyl paints, but not in the right shade for me.

If you are planning on a radical colour change (e.g. light to dark) I'd recommend getting the right colour material to begin with - especially for high wear surfaces.
i.e. dark coloured armrest but you might get away with refinishing a lighter colour door card.

Post Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:36 am

5 years ago I had my sport style seats recovered from battered black leather to a red vinyl ( yes I know but it was all I could afford at the time ) That left the door cards handles and footwell speaker panels to have recoloured. I found a company in the Midlands who on me providing a sample of the material was able to supply an exact colour match . So far all's good and has lasted , just make sure like all paint applications spend time degreasing and preparing before applying . The paint was supplied in an aerosol and although I can't be certain I don't think it was expensive ,

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Post Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:40 am

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Paul

Post Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:51 pm

What are your current door cards likes? Is it full vinyl with the horizontal lines?
Or a combination of vinyl and Fabric?

E30 door cards are heat sealed (They used hydraulic heat stamp that seals the vinyl down to cloth). The door can't come apart like newer cars, making it more tricky to achieve OEM finish.

Dying cloth isn't the best option.