Dying interior plastics black

[beecee]

I'll be giving this a go over the next couple of weeks , I'll get some before and after pics etc and do an update as I go along .
One thing , any thing it need to know about removing the Dash , straight forward or a nightmare ??

[beecee]

ive found this thread

http://www.u-ukhbc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?2321-Refurbish-Interior

Does anyone know roughly how long it takes to remove the dash ??

[old'uns]

couple of hours should do it easy, try and mark/keep together what fixings go where or take pics.

[beecee]

Weather permitting ill be doing this today .
Cheers

[beecee]

So between rain visitors and my loosing patience i got this done today , it went fairly well but i could have done a better job due to rushing it in the end .
i started on the door cards and split them as i only wanted to dye the bottom , which you can see is easily done by removing 8 screws , i also remove the
center piece around the ash tray and hand brake and started work on these , i used a good detergent to remove any ols silicon cleaning products etc , then
rubbed in the primer and allowed it to dry for about 30 mins , applying the actual dye is easy , spray it on and rub gently in with a cloth , let dry fully and give a
second coat . It all kinda went wrong when it started to rain and i was delayed by hours with visitors , so i did the rest of the dash and center console without
taking them out of the car , application was a bit messy and i applied the second coat too soon , so it started to lift the first coat , hopefully it will all dru ok ,as even now its looks quite well .
BEFORE
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/beecee1/Honda%20Beat/IMG_08361_zps6ffadee0.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/beecee1/Honda%20Beat/IMG_08351_zps0e31e322.jpg

AFTER
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/beecee1/Honda%20Beat/IMG_08381_zps13407076.jpg

[beecee]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/beecee1/Honda%20Beat/IMG_08391_zps2f3e2164.jpg

DOOR CARD
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/beecee1/Honda%20Beat/IMG_08371_zps03a442ff.jpg

Original old Honda Pioneer speaker
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/beecee1/Honda%20Beat/IMG_08341_zps7018c9f0.jpg

[steveinjapan]

Wow - it looks great. Just a subtle colour change but it made a big difference. Now, what was the product that you used? And have you ever tried to dye the steering wheel cover?

[beecee]

Yeah it does look 100 times better , more modern , as to what i used , i wont even post its name as its not what i wanted to use and i think its going to peel , it was a 2 stage product , primer then dye which turned out to be more of a paint .
This is what i wanted to use but they wouldn't post to NI and wanted £40 to post it to Dublin .
http://www.vinyldye.co.uk/All-Vinyl-Dye-Color-Sprays

I will wait and see how mine works out , if im not happy ill strip the interior from the red Beat and start agin , when im better prepared etc .