<VV> Changing the color of vinyl

[Marc Sheridan]

A while back, I asked the list about changing the color of my black dash 
pad to red. The replies weren't very promising and the response I got 
from Dupli-color was that their product is not meant to change colors, 
only renew them.

Well, I decided to go with the Eastwood product that did promise to make 
a permanent color change on vinyl. Today I used their Portola Red vinyl 
paint on my black dash pad and so far, I am happy with the results.

It took a while, using the vinyl prep from Eastwood, to get the surface 
prepared. Once that was done, I shot several coats with the red paint 
and it did cover the black very nicely. Using the sample red vinyl from 
Clarks, the finished color is only very slightly lighter than the 
sample. Of course durability of both the paint and color are yet to be 
determined, but so far I am happy with the results.

As a side note, Eastwood has 10% off all orders this month, so if you 
are considering any of their products, you may want to order them soon.

Marc Sheridan