67 Dart 270...Project Old School
Hello all,
We had some decent weather this weekend so I pulled the back seat and rear panels and dyed them white to match the bucket seats up front. Here are all the pieces in the driveway.
The Dart had been painted Viper yellow previously with none of the door seals in place, so there was yellow paint everywhere. You can really see it on the corner of the lower cushion. The original color of the seats and panels was pearl white with a hint of gold in it. The new front bucket seats are your basic low back bucket in white.
I hired some help to scrub off 47 years worth of dirt and grime. We first just cleaned them up as best we could with mild soap and water. We then followed that up with a rise of straight water. We then switched to using the Eastwood's cleaner and adhesion promoter to clean the seats and panels. The Eastwood cleaner did a fantastic job of getting the grime off as well as a good portion of the paint.
The first pieces I dyed were the rear panels. The first task was to remove the chrome strips off the door panels. Once I had the chrome strips off, I cleaned them and prep'ed them for dye.
The large seat cushions were a little more challenging just due to their physical size and the amount of time it takes to cover all that surface area. In the following photo I am about half way done with the first coat. You can see the slight difference in color.
By the time I was done spraying all the surface areas my index fingers and thumbs on both hands were cramped up. Here is what it looked like installed back in the car.
Makes me wish I had pulled the seat belts and dyed them navy blue.
Hello all,
We had some decent weather this weekend so I pulled the back seat and rear panels and dyed them white to match the bucket seats up front. Here are all the pieces in the driveway.
The Dart had been painted Viper yellow previously with none of the door seals in place, so there was yellow paint everywhere. You can really see it on the corner of the lower cushion. The original color of the seats and panels was pearl white with a hint of gold in it. The new front bucket seats are your basic low back bucket in white.
I hired some help to scrub off 47 years worth of dirt and grime. We first just cleaned them up as best we could with mild soap and water. We then followed that up with a rise of straight water. We then switched to using the Eastwood's cleaner and adhesion promoter to clean the seats and panels. The Eastwood cleaner did a fantastic job of getting the grime off as well as a good portion of the paint.
The first pieces I dyed were the rear panels. The first task was to remove the chrome strips off the door panels. Once I had the chrome strips off, I cleaned them and prep'ed them for dye.
The large seat cushions were a little more challenging just due to their physical size and the amount of time it takes to cover all that surface area. In the following photo I am about half way done with the first coat. You can see the slight difference in color.
By the time I was done spraying all the surface areas my index fingers and thumbs on both hands were cramped up. Here is what it looked like installed back in the car.
Makes me wish I had pulled the seat belts and dyed them navy blue.