Dyeing dash material

I need to dye the dash material on my gts, I have tried in the past, but it just goes mousy again. Any one been succesful?

 

I have a car, a Stratos, with the same dash material as on the Dino - "mouse fur." Over the years it's turned brownish, but so far still looks good to me - a patinated original. I don't think black would look good now, at its age. I've had the car 20 years. The cover on my Dino, which eems to have been garaged in the US most of its life, is darker; I believe it is also original an wll rurn brownish over time, specialy here in the tropics. I have no plans ever to re-dye it. If the material has no major stains or tears, still has its nap, I believe one should just let it age naturally. My opinion. Cheers.

 

the "mouse fur" is in new condition, I had it replaced in Maranello, in a little shop recommended by the factory, anyway, the car was stored for a long time and it has discolored unevenly. The are some water marks. I can see the original color when I open the glove compartment.

I had the opportunity to drive the Stratos, amazigly agile car, loved it. Is it standard or have you tweaked the engine?

 

Aerosol sued dye works well on mouse hair dashes

 

I had mine replaced almost 20 years ago. It faded and discolored, even though I kept it covered nearly all the time by a black felt cover I'd made for it.

Mine was redyed about 3 years ago. I was unhappy with the result immediately, and wish I had not done it. The texture of the fur was thickened. It's also not aging nicely. Replacing it is now on my to do list.

Many years ago. at an FCA Concours, one of the judges told me that ArmourAll would bring the original look of the original (not dyed) back. I didn't have the guts to try it: my garage is an Amourall free zone.

 

use the bumper treatment BACK TO BLACK

mouse hair is flocked vinyl.

 

Thanks Tom, I'll try it
Any special considerations or just read the instructions on the bottle?

 

Except for stainless steel exhaust manifolds, my Stratos is stock. It has a very different feel from the Dino.

Good luck, and I hope the suggestions work.

 

thanks, if you want plaese email a pitcure of the your Stratos. thanks
luigi

 

I used VHT black fabric dye in a spray can and was very happy with the results. Anything you try should be on a hidden area to be sure you are satisfied before commiting the whole dash.

 

Has it shown any signs of fading? How long ago did you do it? Literally spray it on wait for it to dry and brush it?

 

I did it a long time ago and it still looks basically black. They usually fade to a tan color. The spray didn't seem to hurt the dash material at all so I suppose you could do it periodically as needed. The original stuff faded on contact with air. I had original material from FAF in Atlanta and recovered the dash back in '84. Kept the car in the garage 99% of the time and it still started to fade.

 

Suede dye worked for me.

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Here are the before and after photos

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This is the only picture I have of the Stratos interior on this computer, You can see the fabric is somewhat brownish now.
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Nice!, Thanks

 

That's why I see no reason to recover it, apart from the question of the right material. in three months I'l be back to square one.

 

What fabric? What stratos?
The GTS has an additional problem to the GT, If the roof leaks, the water marks are instant and ugly when its faded, but don't show( so badly) when its black