C1- Vinyl Interior Paint

[studiog]

Just painted the interior parts for my 61. These parts are body color. They include the kick panels, package tray/heater cover, gauge assemblies and the fiberglass heat/radio console among others. Anyway, the point is the vinyl paint is a bad match and the finish is too dull. It comes in 3 finishes, low medium & high gloss. They supposedly gave me the high gloss. I am thinking of just using my leftover urethane body paint to finish them off. Does anyone know if the urethane can be sprayed over the Vinyl paint, both are Dupont products. I was very happy with the quality and ease of use of the Dupont/Nason Ful-thane urethane, but the Dupont Vinyl paint (IMHO) stinks. Any other comments or suggestions appreciated. Thanks all.

 

[61 Silver]

Stuidog



Can't answer your question in reference to painting over dye. I used PPG lacquer and you can buff some areas to a high gloss and leave the other areas as sprayed. You should be able to buy a pint or quart in your area and it looks great and original. If you need the PPG number for your paint I should be able to supply it. If you can not locate any, I have a very good source.



Ray

 

[studiog]

Stuidog



Can't answer your question in reference to painting over dye. I used PPG lacquer and you can buff some areas to a high gloss and leave the other areas as sprayed. You should be able to buy a pint or quart in your area and it looks great and original. If you need the PPG number for your paint I should be able to supply it. If you can not locate any, I have a very good source.



Ray

Thanks Ray, I will let you know. I tried to get lacquer from my local supplier but they keep throwing it my face that it is illegal to sell it in NY. I think something is missing in this explaination as I have heard of other people using it.

 

[61 Silver]

Here is a link to the PPG site: http://www.ppg.com/cr-refinish/phase1/frmfinddistribresult.asp

You should be able to locate a distributor in your area.

Ray

 

[dennyrock]

Stuidog



Can't answer your question in reference to painting over dye. I used PPG lacquer and you can buff some areas to a high gloss and leave the other areas as sprayed. You should be able to buy a pint or quart in your area and it looks great and original. If you need the PPG number for your paint I should be able to supply it. If you can not locate any, I have a very good source.



Ray

Hi Ray,
I'm new to this site and have been read only for while now. I've picked up a lot of great info from this site that has helped me on my 62 body-on project. I'm looking for the red paint code for my interior and am hoping you might have it handy. I tried the dye as well on my stripped interior parts and it came out very dull and blotchy. Hoping you might be able to help out this newbie...thanks

Dennis

 

[67HEAVEN]

dennyrock,

Another Dennis!!!!!!!! (since you've been reading us for a while, you probably get the joke).

Welcome to

We're happy to have another solid axle project wizard on board.

 

[IH2LOSE]

Gary I had my interiour panels painted body color with Gloss paint.

 

[Vette66AirCoupe]

When you are young and fearless it's so easy! Then we get older and wiser and worry ouselves to death over this stuff. I had a '63 Chevy II when I was in my late teens and the headliner was dingy from the previous owner's smoking habit so I painted it and my friends were wowed about how good it looked. What did I paint it with? The only white paint I could find in the basement, Rustoleum! Oh yeah, I brushed it on!

 

[dennisb]

Hi Ray,
I'm new to this site and have been read only for while now. I've picked up a lot of great info from this site that has helped me on my 62 body-on project. I'm looking for the red paint code for my interior and am hoping you might have it handy. I tried the dye as well on my stripped interior parts and it came out very dull and blotchy. Hoping you might be able to help out this newbie...thanks

Dennis

http://www.corvettepaintcodes.com/

From one of the other forum members named Dennis

 

[studiog]

When you are young and fearless it's so easy! Then we get older and wiser and worry ouselves to death over this stuff. I had a '63 Chevy II when I was in my late teens and the headliner was dingy from the previous owner's smoking habit so I painted it and my friends were wowed about how good it looked. What did I paint it with? The only white paint I could find in the basement, Rustoleum! Oh yeah, I brushed it on!

Oh to be young & fearless again...

 

[Tom Bryant]

You are trying to use the wrong product for the job. Vinyl dye is not intended to be used as a paint for hard surfaces like your package tray, lower dash ect. Just on hard vinyl like plastic window trim and door panels on newer cars. The parts you are painting were sprayed with laquer and not buffed originally. Check the paint companies web sites for distributors. If they can't sell it in NY there are a lot of sources that will mail order it to you. Lots of them listed in Hemmings or just so a Google.

 

[dennyrock]

http://www.corvettepaintcodes.com/

From one of the other forum members named Dennis

Dennis,
Thanks much, this was very helpful.

Thanks to all for the replies.... this site is the best

(another) Dennis

 

[studiog]

You are trying to use the wrong product for the job. Vinyl dye is not intended to be used as a paint for hard surfaces like your package tray, lower dash ect. Just on hard vinyl like plastic window trim and door panels on newer cars. The parts you are painting were sprayed with laquer and not buffed originally. Check the paint companies web sites for distributors. If they can't sell it in NY there are a lot of sources that will mail order it to you. Lots of them listed in Hemmings or just so a Google.

Hi Tom, Corvette Central says it can be used on "leather, plastic, vinyl, fiberglass and metal" and I agree it can't. I wound up repainting using my body color paint on the interior parts.

 

[Tom Bryant]

One size fits all huh? :L I'd never use it on leather either.

Tom

 

[studiog]

One size fits all huh? :L I'd never use it on leather either.

Tom

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't know how you would ever get an even finish on any surface. This stuff is very difficult to work with.

 

[Tom Bryant]

If you were in the body shop business and was replacing plastic interior trim on a collision repair job and the parts just come in grey or black, you would use vinyl dye to color match the part to the existing interior. They would have to be cleaned and sprayed with a specific vinyl primer that bonds to the plastic and is compatable with the vinyl dye. You actually get very good results with the right product under the dye and on the right surface. I think it is being sold to do something it was never intended to do.

Tom

 

[studiog]

Tom I guess I learned that the hard way