Interior dye

[rkellerjr]

Any recommendations on painting interior parts? I believe the color is Satin Black.

[roadking77]

SEM products.

[firebirdparts]

I picked up an NPD catalog at the Nats.  It's been years since I looked through one.  It appears they're still offering most of the 70's TA colors.  The Blacks, though, you could get at a good auto parts store, probably.

I have used a lot of satin black.  Some people used to recommend "Landau" black too if they still make it.

[ryeguy2006a]

I did almost all of the soft panels in my Camaro and I used SEM's Vinyl paint. I also read up on it a lot and I am VERY pleased with the results on my parts. I cleaned everything up really well multiple times with soap and water. Then I cleaned it all with PREPSALL, and I think what is the most important part wiped it all down with lacquer thinner and let it dry. Then I sprayed a couple light coats, followed by one heavy coat at the end. I only did a pair of parts at a time so I had a good working window, but once dry I can scratch my nail across it and it doesn't peal up or anything.

As for the hard plastics, I got lucky and mine were already black.

[roadking77]

Good directions Ryan, after the colour coat use a satin clear. Again I use all SEM stuff and have been very happy with the stuff. Did all of hard parts in my 77 black and they still look great! Did all the grey stuff in the tata but its not on the road yet, still the stuff has been dyed (painted) going on a couple of years now.

[FormTA]

I too used SEM products but I dyed some lettering on a vinyl seat of mt jetski using a dye from Autozone and it has held up amazing with all the abuse it gets. I'll get the name but I think it was plastikote.

[rkellerjr]

thanks, SEM was recommended by my upholsterer but seems I can't buy it locally, it has to be ordered and I can't just get a couple cans, have to get a case. Thoughts?

I saw PlatiKote I think at a local O'Reilly's.

All of my "plastic" pieces are being replaced, I'm just painting the metal pieces and probably the dash.

[firebirdparts]

The top of the dash is supposed to be dead flat.  You might want to do two different products.  SEM satin black is out there, at least on Amazon, for one can.  Advance Auto shows it in stock at one store around here.  It may be flat enough to look right.  Worth a try.  NPD offers custom mixed SEM products and they just call theirs "black" with no mention of how glossy it is.

[Warren Seale]

thanks, SEM was recommended by my upholsterer but seems I can't buy it locally, it has to be ordered and I can't just get a couple cans, have to get a case. Thoughts?

I saw PlatiKote I think at a local O'Reilly's.

All of my "plastic" pieces are being replaced, I'm just painting the metal pieces and probably the dash.

Did you try your local auto paint jobber?  They are the ones that typically carry SEM products.  Some even  custom mix it if you have a paint gun.  I've never seen it sold at auto parts stores.

[FormTA]

I ordered my SEM lando black  (or whatever it's called) from Amazon.

[roadking77]

I painted the metal dash with a satin black from Eastwood, available mail order. The stuff I used was called 2k or something like that. It has a button in the bottom you push and it activates, creating a more 'professional' like paint. I am very happy with it. Only problem is its a bit more money than a reg spray bomb and you have a couple of hours to use it or it goes bad. On my TATA I used a rustoleum colour that was very close to the original grey. For the metal parts I dont think there is any need to use SEM.

[Bayou_Flyer]

I was able to buy SEM tuxedo black from OReilly.....most of the time it took a day to get it in. Price was comparable to ordering online.