Dyed door panels with SEM!

[dwbiggs]

Turned out great!  Time will tell about durability but they presently look like they are brand new.  Got the satin finish.  Applied several thin coats and it didn't fill in the grain.  Got pics.

Dan

[dwbiggs]

a couple more pics...

Dan

[Rev-It-Up]

Looks excellent!  I love that stuff...works very well! 

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Sweet!!! Looks good as new.     


  Mike

[4Cruizn]

WOW I'm impressed!!   Those look great!      


Got a link to where you got the stuff??  How did you apply it??   

[ROMI]

Isn't that the same stuff Rev&Red used?  I gotta have some of that.  Where can you get it? And is it called SEM or does that stand for something else?
I know I asked a lot of questions and YES appearantly I AM that dumb 

[hemi71]

SEM is the manufacturer, it's available at autobody supply houses. Best stuff out there IMO. key to doing these panels right is prep....they gotta be CLEAN, and use the prep solvent on them JUST before shooting.

VERY nice job Dan!

 

[70RTdroptop]

Those panels look great! How did you prep them? Reason I ask is that I've got a pair of original door panels, and if I could restore them to look like yours do, I could install them in my car and not have to deal with the re-pops that are currently in there.

[ROMI]

Does anybody know how long this product lasts? Like how does it look after a year or two?

[dwbiggs]

70RT,

I wrestled with the decision to paint mine or by repops to.  My panels were in reasonably good shape, so I decided to paint and if it didn't hold up I would just buy new ones.  I washed them good with hot soap and water first then used the SEM cleaner (nasty stuff) on them.  I believe they say to lightly sand panels (I used scotchbrite pads) and then clean with solvent again.  After that you apply the adhesion promotor, wait between 15 and 30 minutes for it to flash, then apply light coats of dye.  Stuff again is very toxic, smells like auto paint.

Don't know about long term durability but I believe someone on here has had their panels dyed for some time and have had no problems.  Last night I tested them out by scratching fairly hard on them and nothing came up so I am happy.  Will do front panels probably this weekend and post more pics...hopefully with more clear pics.

Dan

[gomangoRT/SE]

The product is very easy to use when your only going back to the original color.    Black is simple to redye as  the color itself will hides flaws.  Where you find it more difficult is when you change colors.   I am looking to go from black to white in my door panels and if this doesnt work then my other option is repop.   The local PPG distributor says they make a great paint that goes over door panels front and rear and its flexible and the durability is excellent.   I went to a seminar they put on for the local body shops.   They went from black to red and from brown to blue on some late model parts.....  I must say I was impressed.    Until I do my own I will hold judgement.   This stuff isnt spray bomb stuff.   You paint it thru your spray gun.     

[Rev-It-Up]

We used the sem stuff on all our interior panels.  It's been almost a year since we did it and they still look great.  Here's a pic of the stuff...it's a 4 step process. 

[Street_Challenged73]

They look great!!!!!

[lemurfart]

is it just like a spray paint dye, because i was thinking of redoing my panels while engines being rebuilt?

also, does the same rules apply for the center console

[dwbiggs]

I used exactly what Rev used except for the SEM soap for initial cleaning....I just used  dish detergent/hot water and a scrub brush. 

I would think the center console would be treated the same as panels...same material I believe.

Dan