Hello everyone, I've got the '84 Euro totally torn apart right now and I'm detailing every single piece of the interior. Not sure what came over me, but I've got 95% of the interior in my bedroom right now, and I'm cleaning and polishing everything to perfection. I even polished all of the interior paint
One thing I'm going to have to correct is the rear parcel shelf. It has faded too much for my liking, and I'm curious if any of you know where to get a quality dye. The carpet code is: 8331 cream if someone could point me in the right direction for a dye. Here's what it looks like
I also found a coin from Germany in the back seat from 1981 which is funny because I didn't find any US coins in the entire car and it has been in California for the last 33 years. The car was only in Germany from 84'-85' + time spent in production.
I found it weird, but I'm going to keep the coin in the glovebox for good luck.
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Originally Posted by sixto
I hear good things about SEM upholstery paint.
Sixto
98 E320s sedan and wagon
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Originally Posted by tdoublenastywitit
please post after pictures and brand you used. I have the exact issue
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Originally Posted by party
Please post the links. There are browser plugins to fix that issue. The one I use is called Photobucker Fixer for Firefox and it works excellently, but there are others for Chrome and probably Safari and the other popular browsers.
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Originally Posted by pj67coll
I used SEM (Palomino) on my parcel shelf when I had it out of the car. It's excellent stuff. Unfortunately my pic's of the before and after are all hosted on Photobucket so you can't see them anymore. But I'd certainly recommend it if you can find a close color match for your car.
- Peter.
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Originally Posted by leathermang
SEM upholstery paint is in the same league... as those I mentioned...
Trying to Dye it I am sure is not a good alternative...
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I ended up going with SEM upholstery paint as recommended from a bunch of you here at Peachparts. I found a supplier locally, so I was able to determine in person the color "LT BUCKSKIN" was the best match for my 8331 cream interior. I hope this helps someone in the future.
Prior to spraying, I vacuumed the heck out of the parcel shelf and brushed it with a nylon carpet brush. I then taped the plastic speaker shrouds as well as the opening for the first aid kit to protect from overspray.
Then I sprayed 4 light coats allowing 10 minutes in between each coat, also brushing the carpet to one direction before each coat. I think the final result is a lot better than before, and it matches the interior parts very nicely. It cost me 15$, and I would recommend it to any of you thinking of trying this out.
I'll get a picture of it back in the car as soon as it is all back together. Anyways, I appreciate the recommendation from you folks above.
Thanks for reading,
Sonny