I don't want to do the gated shifter swap yet, but I do want a black shift **** in my SC. Would the DupliColor black paint hold up on my tan shift **** with proper prepping?

I redid my armrest on one of my SC's yesterday, and although it isn't the same shade of tan, turned out quite nicely and hasn't chipped yet. I think the secret is to use a small heat gun while spraying the paint down on the material.

 

SEMs dye is the best

 

Would dye hold up on the shift **** though? It's not like I sit in my car caressing my shifter.

 

SEMs will hold up, People have done full interiors with that stuff.

 

Great I'll look into that.

 

325 shipped for the complete gated shifter conversion, if you are interested.

 

The gated shifter isn't important to me. The tall shifter is ugly, but I don't feel like spending much more than a few bucks to dye the existing parts, or change the shift **** entirely.

 

Aliga, I will be buying that gated shifter from you soon. Right after I sell my Celica and 240sx.

 

Threads like this is why I will have to leave CL. It's a joke now, would you dye the interior on a 08 is-f? Then why on the sc? I'll tell you what I would die, the intrerior of a 89 civic

 

Maybe he's poor like me and can't afford to buy the whole black interior setup?

 

have you seen some of the died interiors???

 

So the SEM Vinyl Spray Dye works fine on the Leather seats? Also works fine on the plastic parts? I am about to switch my whole color of my interior getting sick of the Black, Grey or Tan choices.

 

I don't want a black interior...I love tan. I just wanted the shifter to be black. I did it last night and it turned out quite nice, but I'm not sure I like it with the hand brake being tan.

Hmm...I don't know. Looks like I'll be saving for a gated shifter.

 

Hows the maintenance on these trying to figure out if I dye my interior what do I clean it with or keep it looking fresh with. Damn gonna be a whole lot of painting going on this month.

 

Just make sure you prep surfaces with alcohol and keep them VERY CLEAN before painting. Paint lots of THIN coats so the dye adheres to the surface. Immediately after the coats, use a heat gun about 6-12 inches from the freshly dyed surface so the dye sets faster and will be dry faster.