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Soarer Central Trim and Interior Planing a Black interior...any ideas???? Archive through April 23, 2006

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Andrew Bennett
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Monday, April 10, 2006 - 07:39 pm, by: Andrew Bennett (Fc_racer)

Because if its good ill do my entire carpet :p

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Friday, April 14, 2006 - 01:12 am, by: Ben Evans (Sbyder)

tell me what the dye is dammit! lol

I need to dye mine badly in rich black to conceal the stains.

How is it applied?

Ben

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Friday, April 14, 2006 - 08:13 am, by: Andrew Bennett (Fc_racer)

I think Ben and me are very excited about this as we are both in the same situation carpet wise :p

Joe, is there a way i can contact you at the meet at Neil's so i can talk to you about it ????

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Friday, April 14, 2006 - 08:59 am, by: Joe Aliano (Sexylexus)

Sure .....call me on 0427 447 509

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Friday, April 14, 2006 - 11:09 am, by: Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk)

Joe, if this item is what you say it is, sign me up

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Friday, April 14, 2006 - 11:22 am, by: Joe Aliano (Sexylexus)

Here are some photos, I still have another coat to apply , as you can see they were taken in the direct sunlight so when in the car it will be as black as black.

This photo is after I wash the carpet and as you can see most of the previous pigment washed out.

This photo shows the half I've just done and the other half not touched....big difference

Same as pic two just a different angle

Pic of all the carpet dyed

Same as above pic just a different angle

It is applied with a spray gun then massaged through....Hot boiling water must be used as well white vinegar.

See you Saturday

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Friday, April 14, 2006 - 11:51 am, by: Andrew Bennett (Fc_racer)

Ill be looking out for you tomorrow mate. Im keen for this stuff!!!!!! :p

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Friday, April 14, 2006 - 09:37 pm, by: Ben Evans (Sbyder)

AWESOME STUFF!!! ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!

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Friday, April 14, 2006 - 11:15 pm, by: Chris Ryan (Ryzan)

Looks good!

I'd be keen to jump on the black carpet bandwagon too.

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 12:36 pm, by: Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk)

Hmm, interesting. Does this dye come in red Joe? I want to dye my floormats.. I'm really hating the current grey coloured mats I have right now.

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 02:26 pm, by: Rhong Hua Xie (Wm_z)

Would you be able to post pictures of it being in the soarer? It would definitely give the picture the dimensions it so desires.

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 06:55 pm, by: Bruce Passfield (Bruce)

With the age and wear and tear,I think nearly everybody in the club would want a new carpet for their pride and joy. Has anybody checked on getting some carpets made up?? I'm sure with the amount of members needing a new carpet that it would be cost effective to make some up.

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 07:02 pm, by: Ben Evans (Sbyder)

i was told that it would be so expensive to make replica's that i would be better off ripping one out of a wreck.

That what was from a guy who makes them.

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 07:11 pm, by: Rhong Hua Xie (Wm_z)

Ben, I think Bruce was referring to the idea of a bulk order. If it is a single order there is no doubt the person who said it would be correct, but if there is enough people who is doing an order then the cost of making them would be cheaper and or comparable to pulling one out of a wreck (and hey it could be a good thing, new carpet).

For me however, I first would need to purchase a soarer first, still looking for one (and have been for a few months now lol).

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 11:13 pm, by: Joe Aliano (Sexylexus)

Vinh Bui wrote on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 12:36 pm:
Hmm, interesting. Does this dye come in red Joe? I want to dye my floormats.. I'm really hating the current grey coloured mats I have right now.

The reason that black is mostly used as an over dyed colour is due to the fact that nothing is darker than it....to dye it red is possible but in order to create and even tone you would need to strip as much colour as you can from the substrate product ...in this case(The floor mats) in order to avoid colour shading. However it can be done but black would be the safest option.

Rhong Hua Xie wrote on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 02:26 pm:
Would you be able to post pictures of it being in the soarer? It would definitely give the picture the dimensions it so desires.

Sure ...once I’ve put the dash back together I'll post some interior shots.

This is the reason why the carpets out in the first place

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/31680/55434.html?1143804114

Joe

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 11:32 pm, by: Ben Evans (Sbyder)

hey joe!

whats the brand of the dye!!!!

Thanks
Ben

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Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 09:51 am, by: Joe Aliano (Sexylexus)

Ben Evans wrote on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 11:32 pm:
whats the brand of the dye!!!!

Ben , the dye I used for the carpet as well as the one I used for the interior are not off the shelf products , I had a guy I know in the dying industry formulate them for me.

The problem with off the shelf products is that they’re designed to cater for a wide range of products and are not specific to one.... in other words (Jack of all trade but a master of none).

I'll post up some more information shortly once I've done a few more trials. Whilst I'm very pleased with the result so far I'll need to do a wash-out residue test just to make sure.

Joe

PS here is a link to my interior dyed black for those that hadn’t seen it.
http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/284/38928.html?1138784707

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 12:47 pm, by: Ben Evans (Sbyder)

any updates ??

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Friday, April 21, 2006 - 03:15 pm, by: Joe Aliano (Sexylexus)

Latest update.

The dye works brilliantly and does not bleed after the final wipe down....all I'm waiting on is the price .

In the meantime I have some dye left over and if anyone in Sydney wants their carpet re-dyed black for around $40.00 then I'm willing to do it with the remaining dye I have... ....probably enough to do 2-3 cars with?.

If so just send me an email.....all you have to do is pull out your carpet , wash it with soapy water , hose it down and hang it to dry...after that drop it off at my house and pick it up a couple of hours later.

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Friday, April 21, 2006 - 07:42 pm, by: Andrew Bennett (Fc_racer)

Sorry i missed you at neils, some stuff came up and i could not come back till late and i never had time to go on the sunday

Would i be able to buy the die off you and use a gravity feed spray gun to apply it??

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Friday, April 21, 2006 - 08:31 pm, by: Joe Aliano (Sexylexus)

Andrew Bennett wrote on Friday, April 21, 2006 - 07:42 pm:
Sorry i missed you at neils, some stuff came up and i could not come back till late and i never had time to go on the sunday

Would i be able to buy the die off you and use a gravity feed spray gun to apply it??

Not a problem Andrew....yes you can buy the dye but like I mentioned I'm still yet to the confirm price , as for the gravity feed spray gun I haven't used one of those before but I guess it should be fine.

I should have something early next week

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 02:25 pm, by: Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk)

Joe, I know that black would be the safest option but I'd much prefer a red carpet. I dyed the floormats on my V8 Soarer, but that was in a spruce interior. If I was to dye my carpets black in my black TT, the whole car may as well disappear into the night hehe.

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 07:06 pm, by: Eldin Didic (Dvine)

Joe,

Are you saying that you are willing to do the work? Meaning, I would pay you to do it for me?

If so, how much will you charge for it to be done?

Cheers,

Eldin

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 07:33 pm, by: Joe Aliano (Sexylexus)

Eldin Didic wrote on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 07:06 pm:
Are you saying that you are willing to do the work? Meaning, I would pay you to do it for me?

If so, how much will you charge for it to be done?

What I'm saying is.....I will Dye your carpet for $40.00 providing you do the following.

1) Deliver it to my house.
2) Take the carpet out and wash with soapy water
3) Hang it to dry.
4) Pick it up

The job will only take me a few hours ....I am only doing this until the dye I have runs out ....after that anyone can just buy it once I get the price finalized, as I mentioned I should have enough for around 3 cars

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 08:59 pm, by: Joe Aliano (Sexylexus)

Vinh Bui wrote on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 02:25 pm:
Joe, I know that black would be the safest option but I'd much prefer a red carpet. I dyed the floormats on my V8 Soarer, but that was in a spruce interior. If I was to dye my carpets black in my black TT, the whole car may as well disappear into the night hehe.

Vinh , I wasn't saying it cant be done I was just emphasising that when dying the result is only as good as the base that's its applied to , the better the preparation the better the outcome.

I can certainly get you the red dye..... however I will need a sample of the colour red you want to match it to.

Cheers

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