Changing colour of the carpet

[lockdown 0]

Just a thought that popped into my head.

 

My grey carpet in the rado is looking a bit minging and some of the various marks and stains don't want to shift with the spray and scrub stuff I picked up in halfords. So I was thinking, could the colour be changed e.g. dying it black? Has anyone done anything like this? I know of people just spray painting the head liner and parcel shelf etc but I don't think that would be very durable on the floor.

 

Or did vw do a black corrado carpet worth sourcing and swapping it for that?

 

Thanks

[coolrado 0]

you would be better off getting the black carpets out of another rado, they are made from a synthetic fabric so very difficult to dye.

[lockdown 0]

Are black carpets common? I've can't remember seeing a corrado with one. Ebay is just throwing up boot carpet

[Kempy 0]

i got a fully black interior apart from the headliner. in a silver car. I want the headliner black, can you dye that?

[ANDREW 30 0]

My dragon green vr has a black carpet, so i guess there must be plenty around!

I'm sure i've seen a company advertising carpets etc in performance vw mag.

[G60_Marc 0]

i got a fully black interior apart from the headliner. in a silver car. I want the headliner black, can you dye that?

 

Was discussing this earlier... viewtopic.php?f=19&t=85582

 

Ive got a full black interior and black carpet 8) and fancy a black headlining.

[Kempy 0]

could just do a swap, thats if there is a black headliner

[millerman 0]

i got a fully black interior apart from the headliner. in a silver car. I want the headliner black, can you dye that?

 

 

spray it with a satin black rattle can :lol:

[warren 0]

i dyed the carpets on my last corrado :lol: i used normal black fabric dye and put it in a spray bottle, you really have to make sure you get an even coverage! but looked great when finished :D

[JMC 0]

Black carpets do come up for sale reasonably often - expect to pay about £40-50 for them. The headlining can be sprayed with fabric paint (I have done that). Takes loads to get good coverage (I used 3 cans), and I found it to not be hard wearing. It's fine until your mates go 'oooh look at that' and start rubbing it (weird mates). If I were to do it again I would just recover the headlining with either lightweight alcantara or some stretchy dark material.

[fla 9]

best way to clean them though is out of the car. Use some Vanish spray and leave it on for a while. Then some Ariel liquid, hot ater a hrd brush and some serious elbow grease. Should shift most of the crap, plus it will smell nice afterwards too :)