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[tunnie]

Just spotted this in another recent thread  

But its reminded me how much smarter the lighter interior of the facelift looks, with black cloth at the bottom of the door card:



I would like the same look on mine.

Is there anyway to paint or spray this material black? Its just cloth after all. Maybe some kind of black dye?  :-/

[Kevin Wood]

I would just get some black cloth and re-upholster it. I doubt you could successfully paint it.

kevin

[tunnie]

I would just get some black cloth and re-upholster it. I doubt you could successfully paint it.

kevin

Paints not the right word i know that would just go in clumps and fall off.

Re-upholster it does not sound fun, looking at the door card its currently stuck on.

Was hoping maybe some kind of black dye?

[Kevin Wood]

Was hoping maybe some kind of black dye?

I know what you're saying but I doubt you could apply it evenly without taking the cloth off and soaking it, in which case you may as well have bought some black cloth. I would take the door card off and have a look. I have a feeling there's a plastic frame that the cloth is stretched over before being attached to to door card. I have a feeling that is attached with some circlip-like metal retainers on plastic lugs.

I'll be fixing my central locking motor soon so I'll have a look while the door card's off.

Kevin

[Jimbob]

couple of 'coats' with a black permanent marker?  

[Danny]

i think the cream cloth with the black underneath was 2002 onwards

and i agree, i really like it!!

[Plomien]

get some cloth dye and part mix with water and paint it on, a couple of coats should get the correct balance.

[tunnie]

get some cloth dye and part mix with water and paint it on, a couple of coats should get the correct balance.

Thats what i was thinking.

Maybe a trip to the scrappy, by a door card and test it out.

Kevin - That would be great if you can take a look, if its semi easy to take it off, worth doing that and then soaking it, rather than applying a dye by cloth.

Then again i hope it could just soak into the cloth if dabbed on?

[JamesV6CDX]

'Bout time you sold that 2.2 and got yourself something a bit quicker

[kris9128]

tunnie how did you get your wood so shiny  8-) 8-). mines awful matt and looks pants   .

[Mr Skrunts]

Would of thought it was a dye that you needed.

[Kevin Wood]

tunnie how did you get your wood so shiny  8-) 8-). mines awful matt and looks pants   .

That's not Tunnie's wood we're looking at.

Kevin

[kris9128]

oh. well in that case. does anybody know how i can get my wood all nice and shiny.

[tunnie]

'Bout time you sold that 2.2 and got yourself something a bit quicker

I just steal mother tunnies 3.0 Estate...

... she puts the fuel in that!  

I have seen a lovley 3.2 MV6 Saloon, soooo tempting, but got to be practical.

Would like to buy a house this time next year.

[Kevin Wood]

I have seen a lovley 3.2 MV6 Saloon, soooo tempting, but got to be practical.

Would like to buy a house this time next year.

It is practical. If you don't like where your house is, you can just use the MV6 to pull it somewhere nicer.

Now that mine is costing me the same to run as my 1995 1.8 8v Laguna was when petrol was 80.something a litre I'm realising just how practical it is.

Kevin