carpet color change

[68blue]

Could not find any carpet close enough to my cobalt blue exterior color so I decided to try changing an available color. I started with bright blue which is on the left of the photo. Mixed Blue RIT dye with 2 oz butylcellosolve per gallon water and heated to about 180. Tinted in a little purple dye using pieces of the old carpet for test. After matching the color I set the carpet on a frame and loaded the hot material into an old pressure fed spray gun and continued spraying the dye into the carpet until I achieved the depth of color I wanted using my painted speed shape as a guide. Put a cardboard box over the frame and a heater inside the box to dry out and set the dye. Worked out pretty good so I repeated the process for all the carpet pieces.

[vancamp]

cool chemistry and carpet who woulds thought.

[jaak]

Cool, looks great. What color are the seats gonna be, white? Or will you have to find matching material?

Jason

[68blue]

Seats are pearl white as is most of the interior. The dash pad and parts are the same blue. Pearl white vinyl top as well.