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Post Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:27 am

My pre facelift rear parcel shelf has faded.
Any ideas how to re vamp

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Post Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:37 am

You could dye it?
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Post Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:40 am

was thinking along those lines.

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Post Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:49 am

Dyed a roller blind shelf black for my own car and it still looks ok after a few years still.
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Post Tue Sep 01, 2015 4:14 pm

I tried dying mine with Autoglym black dye. It didn't work, I think its because of the material the shelf is made from as it didn't absorb the dye. You could try a different product, but my advice would be to buy a new piece of cloth and glue it over your parcel shelf.
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Post Tue Sep 01, 2015 4:26 pm

Awarded wrote:I tried dying mine with Autoglym black dye. It didn't work, I think its because of the material the shelf is made from as it didn't absorb the dye. You could try a different product, but my advice would be to buy a new piece of cloth and glue it over your parcel shelf.

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Post Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:14 pm

ordered the dye will post pics when i get time to do
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Post Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:27 pm

Bought carpet dye of ebay.
Came out really well