Headlining - DIY blackening

[bobbarley]

Afternoon chaps!

Apart from Ash, has anyone else tried doing this yet? I'm considering it, think it'll make the inside look a lot more "trick"    Seriously though, I reckon it'd look nice.  I seem to remember Ash buying a load of dye.  I read that it's best to use some sort of sprayer to do the lining.

[vapor matt]

look at ash's project bob, iam sure he did this to his golf.

[bobbarley]

Yeah I was looking at it again last night.  Thing is I don't recall him saying how he got the dye onto the headlining.  I'm just a bit worried that you only get one opportunity to get it right, and I want it to work, look great, and have no streaking at all.

[Steve_PD]

pretty sure he spray painted it on 

[vapor matt]

what you need bob is dylon. its permanat, and dosnt streak. once applied you need to rinse and then let it dry out. spray piant i wouldnt use mate, it would clog the fabric and the felt like stuff would stick and feel rigid after it dried.

Dylon, best bet mate

[dai-cymru]

pretty sure he spray painted it on 

yes he did page 3 on his thread, think ash is breaking his bob perhaps drop him a pm see if he wants to sell it?

[vapor matt]

he may of painted it, but dylon would be better, as it would still feel like fabric and not rigid. unless he used a spray on fabric dye of some kind. you could always email ash and ask what he used bob!

[Rhyso]

also you'll need to do the rest of the bits like the door seals, pillars etc

it does look good but is a lot of time and effort IMO

if yours was a 3 door Bob i'd say go for it as you could get the bits of a scrapped Anni but being a 5 door you're going to have to dye everything

[Steve_PD]

he may of painted it, but dylon would be better, as it would still feel like fabric and not rigid. unless he used a spray on fabric dye of some kind. you could always email ash and ask what he used bob!

he did use dye but he used a compressor and spray gun attachment to spray the dye on

[w0ffle]

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