New Color For Interior

It's been almost a month since my last post, but I actually have been working a little bit on the Party Wagon. I've read up online about what is the best way to change over the color of your interior. The first article I read was hosted on the AllPar.com website (http://www.allpar.com/fix/holler/inside-secrets.html), but it mainly dealt with restoring the original color (or close to it). The article talked about using Vinyl dye to bring life back to your interior.

I searched some more, and several internet forums also posted about using Vinyl/Plastic dye to change the color of your interior. So, I figured I would give it a try. The interior trim pieces from the Town & Country are in much better shape than those in the Aspen, so I started to dye those to the new color I want the interior to be. I am using SEM Vinyl/Plastic dye, graphite in color. I chose graphite because it isn't quite black, it will go with the exterior plans that I have for the car, and it isn't something that I'll see anytime soon (another Aspen/Volare with a graphite interior).

Here is a comparison of the original color of the Town & Country interior and the new graphite color. You can see from the close up shot that the grain is still visible. It appears to be very durable, and it is very easy to apply.

Here are some other pieces that I have already done. I also used the stuff on the metal trim that holds the headliner in, as well as the dash top. I'm installing the dashtop from the Town & Country into the Aspen, as it has the factory holes for the two dash top speakers. The Aspen's dash top only has factory holes for the single, center mounted 4x10" speaker as well as some holes my pops punched into the sides for the additional two dash top speakers. Spraying it on metal is also very easy. The dash top looks very smooth, and the molded grain pattern in the headliner trim also shows through very well.