Uranium-235

I want to re-color the carpet in my Platinum '83 944. The original color was brown (don't know the proper Porsche name) but has sunfaded terribly. I do not want to remove and replace. I would be happy with a universal dark brown color that I apply myself, either spray or dab on.

Any ideas, sources, thoughts? Thanks!

Bret 944

I just painted the door panel carpet from tan to black on the '84. Used some of that spray vinyl & carpet stuff. Came out well, only slightly stiffer than whan I started, looks like it came black though. Can't tell you anything about durability yet though.

AZS2

SEM products Color Coat. It is a dye suitable for carpet, vinyl and leather. Look for it in autobody supply stores. It comes in a spray can.

http://www.sem.ws/

BigRed

Faded brown...yuk!

Jakerx

yucky indeed. i would like to see pics though of the painted carpet. how does it work on the underdash panels i wonder...

AZS2

That stuff works awesome on any vinyl or plastic or whatever. Just make sure you clean whatever ArmorAll you used in the past off.

Burma Shave

SEM is not really a dye. Its a flexible paint. Will work on carpet in non-wear areas. Light coats.

Uranium-235

What about an actual dye? I would like some chance of this lasting for a while, otherwise I'll live with new floor mats and faded carpets.

AZS2

Yeah, dye probably wasn't accurate. It is lacquer based I think. I've used in on a few things, with great results. I freshened up my whole 914 interior with it. I touched up my 944 seats with it. I painted a big rubber mat in my IHC Scout II with it. I've never tried carpet. At least if I did, it was on a scrap and I did it as a test.

Burma Shave

SEM works fine on carpet, just not on wear areas. There is no way to dye carpet effectively. you have to buy new carpet or paint it.