Dye stitching in interior

[BSR-1]

Originally Posted by Joshehring

Just make sure for the discharge time after removing neg cable on bat. To prevent accidental deployment of you airbag. And np

Ya, that could be a very surprising moment!

[Cliffjumper]

Yea and expensive lol. At least get a vid lol

[Black N' Yellow]

So i don't know how many pens you guys were using to do the whole car? I just ran out after 4 pens with the steering wheel, the shifter knob, and some of the driver's side door still to go.

[infernostripes!]

when you do this on the cloth seats does it stain them???

[Black N' Yellow]

Originally Posted by infernostripes!

when you do this on the cloth seats does it stain them???

Yes, a fabric dye pen will stain the cloth. It works on the leather seats because it's only absorbed in the stitching and wipes off of the leather.

[MARINE1991]

Originally Posted by Black N' Yellow

So i don't know how many pens you guys were using to do the whole car? I just ran out after 4 pens with the steering wheel, the shifter knob, and some of the driver's side door still to go.

did mine with less then 2....

[BSR-1]

Originally Posted by MARINE1991

did mine with less then 2....

Same here.

[camarograna2]

Originally Posted by Black N' Yellow

So i don't know how many pens you guys were using to do the whole car? I just ran out after 4 pens with the steering wheel, the shifter knob, and some of the driver's side door still to go.

I used less than 2 myself. Been 6 months and touched them up with one more pen.

[tow]

I did my stitching orange 2 years ago with Y&C Fabric Mate pen purchased at hobby lobby and it still looks good. They have 2 different marker pins one fine point and one with a wider tip, I usd both and the dye did not rub off at all. Attached picture of the shift boot still Orange, seats look just as good.

[babytiger]

I bought the Y&C Fabric mate pen (yellow) from Hobby Lobby for our stitching and it turned out pea green..... NOT a good match for our Rally Yellow... I guess yellow and greyish make green?!?
I only did about 10 stitches on the left rear seat and stopped.
Then I went to Joann Fabric and bought the DecoFabric pen, the one mentioned on the first or second page of this thread.
We will see if that yellow is 'yellow'.

[Black N' Yellow]

Originally Posted by babytiger

I bought the Y&C Fabric mate pen (yellow) from Hobby Lobby for our stitching and it turned out pea green..... NOT a good match for our Rally Yellow... I guess yellow and greyish make green?!?
I only did about 10 stitches on the left rear seat and stopped.
Then I went to Joann Fabric and bought the DecoFabric pen, the one mentioned on the first or second page of this thread.
We will see if that yellow is 'yellow'.

I used the DecoFabric pen in yellow on mine and it really pops. It's a good match for the rally yellow.

[Dr Jkel]

Originally Posted by tow

I did my stitching orange 2 years ago with Y&C Fabric Mate pen purchased at hobby lobby and it still looks good. They have 2 different marker pins one fine point and one with a wider tip, I usd both and the dye did not rub off at all. Attached picture of the shift boot still Orange, seats look just as good.

I really like the radio knobs you have ...where did you get them at?

[tow]

My wife ordered the radio knobs from Chevrolet Camaro Mall catalog. It was the anodized orange billet set includes the radio, turn signal, door locks and trunk release.

[babytiger]

As they say, 'the right tool for the job makes all the difference'..
I started around 9:30 and here it is 11:10, all I have left is the passenger seat. And I need one more pen, 2 used so far. It turned out awesome.
Thanks for the confidence boost by those who have done this so far.
I can not stress enough how much of an improvement this is to the factory look.

[BudMC77]

Originally Posted by deryk

Just started a new project since I have some time on my hands. I decided to take on the challenge of changing the stitch coloring on my cloth interior to match my VR exterior. As most have said, doing it is a totally different, more tedious animal than working with leather, but here goes.

This was a test using the passenger headrest. I used Elmer's Painters for the red color. Very rich, and really stands out from the cloth. Should have the rest of the interior done over the weekend:



Since Walmart only sold medium tip painters, I used the X-acto knife to pare it down to a point.


Now the "hard" part. Draw *only* over the stitching. Remember that this is very much like paint, so it easily smears over the fabric. I used a combination of dotting motions and light strokes to fill each segment in.


Before & After:


There are a few imperfections, and I touched up the stitching shortly after taking this photo. But for the most part, the little inconsistencies are only visible when looking at the stitching from around 3-4 inches away.

Have any other pics after you finished? Have any problems with dying it besides smearing? What in all did you dye besides the headrest? Btw, It looks really good. Keep up the good work.

[Black N' Yellow]

Originally Posted by babytiger

As they say, 'the right tool for the job makes all the difference'..
I started around 9:30 and here it is 11:10, all I have left is the passenger seat. And I need one more pen, 2 used so far. It turned out awesome.
Thanks for the confidence boost by those who have done this so far.
I can not stress enough how much of an improvement this is to the factory look.

That turned out really good.

[camarograna2]

Originally Posted by babytiger

As they say, 'the right tool for the job makes all the difference'..
I started around 9:30 and here it is 11:10, all I have left is the passenger seat. And I need one more pen, 2 used so far. It turned out awesome.
Thanks for the confidence boost by those who have done this so far.
I can not stress enough how much of an improvement this is to the factory look.

Good job bro. I also took the plung months ago after i saw someone post a youtube vid doing it. that really gave me the confidence to do it. Dont forget to do the SS on the headrest and the airbag tags on the side of the seats

[babytiger]

Originally Posted by camarograna2

Good job bro. I also took the plung months ago after i saw someone post a youtube vid doing it. that really gave me the confidence to do it. Dont forget to do the SS on the headrest and the airbag tags on the side of the seats

Thanks man. I did do the SS on the headrest, the outer edge, not the center of the SS. I debated on the airbag tags. I'm gonna hold off for now.

[Black N' Yellow]

So I dye stitched my interior yellow and it came out great on the seats, but i'm having trouble with the shifter knob and steering wheel areas. I'm using a Decofabric pen by the way. When I did the seats i would just run the pen over it then run a towel with some leather cleaner over it to pick up the excess dye, but when i do this on the shifter knob and steering wheel areas it's picking up a lot of the dye and leaving it looking dull. The dye doesn't seem to attach as well to these areas. Any tips from those of you that have done this already?

[BSR-1]

Originally Posted by Black N' Yellow

So I dye stitched my interior yellow and it came out great on the seats, but i'm having trouble with the shifter knob and steering wheel areas. I'm using a Decofabric pen by the way. When I did the seats i would just run the pen over it then run a towel with some leather cleaner over it to pick up the excess dye, but when i do this on the shifter knob and steering wheel areas it's picking up a lot of the dye and leaving it looking dull. The dye doesn't seem to attach as well to these areas. Any tips from those of you that have done this already?

Rather than "spreading" and wiping, I did "stitch by stitch".
For me the shifter and steering wheel were the easiest parts.

In all I spent 4 hours doing it but it came out flawless.

[babytiger]

Originally Posted by Black N' Yellow

So I dye stitched my interior yellow and it came out great on the seats, but i'm having trouble with the shifter knob and steering wheel areas. I'm using a Decofabric pen by the way. When I did the seats i would just run the pen over it then run a towel with some leather cleaner over it to pick up the excess dye, but when i do this on the shifter knob and steering wheel areas it's picking up a lot of the dye and leaving it looking dull. The dye doesn't seem to attach as well to these areas. Any tips from those of you that have done this already?

I had the same issue on the gear selector and realized the thread is dirty, preventing the dye from really working.
I cleaned it with some fabric cleaner and did the dye again after it dried, much better results.

[camarograna2]

Yep it's dirty. Same thing happened to me

[CamaroLS]

Originally Posted by Camaro84

Just finished my cloth headrests

Just wondering how you done this on cloth? What did you have to do to keep it from get on the cloth?

[Black N' Yellow]

Overall I am really happy with how the Decofabric pen turned out. Especially the SS on the headrest.

[CamaroLS]

I also bought the same marker but in yellow. But the yellow was not bright enough even after 2 coats so I am going to try a different brand of marker.

Originally Posted by cntryman77

ok, so after seeing this thread & all the questions about doing the sport cloth, I gave it a try. I spent $6 for 3 fine tip fabric dye pens at Hobby Lobby



I used one for the back seat & shifter boot, & one for each front seat...none ran out, but I wanted fresh tips...I did my best to stay on the stitching & keep off the cloth...I would do about 6" then blot with a dry cotton cloth (old sock)...DO NOT RUB, it can smear the dye into the cloth around the stitches...here is a pic of the back seat with half done


and here are pics of the finished product




& here is a close up shot...you can see a little bit of dye on the black, but from more than about a foot away, it's impossible to see



all told, it took me about 2 hours to do it all