Anyone with first hand experience with viynal paint/dye
 

Just had my boat wrapped and I would like to get rid of the purple graphics on my boats interior. I was thinking about trying the dye/paint from SEM products. This is just something to get me by until next winter when I have the interior done.

Again looking for people's input who have used the paint/dye.


Also just realized I fat fingered vinyl in the title. Can someone fix that for me please.

I used vinyl paint on a set of bolsters I just sold. Came out very nice. Did lots of prep work to make sure they were clean and paint would stick well. The original colors were dark so it took alot of coats to cover them with white paint. Reviews I read online said most people were getting 2-3 years out of the paint.

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it can be done but you must prep and reprep and make sure the seats are vary clean and dry.ypu will need to scuff the vinyl with a grey scuffing pad b4 you spray...after your done and when in the sun you still may notice that they become sticky for some reason..i would put towel over the area when in the sun..

clean it with grease/wax remover then a couple of lite coats of bulldog adhesive promoter then spray, it will last along time if done correct, just do lite coats instead of heavy , if the material is soft your good if its hard well then it will work but not as good. do not use ascetone it will melt the vynil if used wrong, ive done mine before and never had it get sticky, use good materials also.

I'm worried about it running or smearing when it's really hot. This is on my engine cover so it will have lots of traffic and is directly in the sun

Do yourself a favor & use the Dupli-color brand ,a buddy of mine dyed his cockpit vinyl a few years back still looks great.

I agree! Used the SEM and it cracked all over. Duplicolor worked great and has held up great. Before I used the duplicolor, in the fall I coated a old 1ftx3ft piece of my old sun pad. (fountains use individual pads on the engine hatch). I didn't really even prep it, just wiped it clean, and coated it. A buddy and me would randomly throw the cushion around, kick it, step on it, and all kinds of stuff around the garage. It was amazing how tough the coating is.


Also, the adhesion promotor is a good idea, after a thorough cleaning with mild dish soap and warm water, using a scotchbrite pad as a sponge. The scotchbrite will scuff it enough to remove surface dirt, and make things stick well.

So it doesn't bleed or rub onto bathing suits when it's hot?

It's really not that kind of "dye" . Most assume its dye like food coloring or something. It's more or less a paint, that is elastic . When cured, it will chip/peel, not rub off like shoe polish.

I actually even did my steering wheel with it. 3 seasons and it still looks good. And lots of sweaty tight knuckle driving !

use DuPont dye, you should be able to have it mixed at a store that sells DuPont paint. use a good adhesion promoter and spray the dye while the promoter is still tacky.

sem. It will not fix what bad. But it will give it a face lift and last a while.
At the time I couldn't afford new interior. So using the sem color coat it gave me a year. Looked like new minus the cracks. plus updated the colors.


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Mild Thunder, your steering wheel turned out that well? Mine is white definitely starting look tired and I've been lookin around to replace it. This could save me some $. How did you prep it? What brand did you use? Thanks

Duplicolor silver. I think I scoured it with a mr clean eraser and some dish soap, then wiped it down with acetone, then gave it a couple coats. Its been a couple seasons and still lookin good.

Did you remove your steering wheel to paint or leave on?

It was off when I did it. Easier. But I don't see why you couldn't mask things and throw some drop cloths around and do it while its on