Cleaning dash pad for dye

[bbeep71]

How would you clean dash pad so it can be dyed a new color.
Thanks

 

[cosgig]

Laquer thinner!! Suggested to me by the guy who used to run Mopaints, who worked in the interior dept. at Chrysler back in the day!! Geof

 

[zkx14]

X2. Unless there is a coating I DONT want to remove - I prep pretty much everything with laquer thinner

 

[Woods74]

Lacka thinna.

 

[B-onefan]

Maybe warm water and soap first, then Laq thinner.

 

[vitamindart]

simple green, purple power what ever degreaser you want. Then thinner or acetone
I will use a good stiff brush or scouring pad when degreasing to get in the cracks & texture

 

[RedFish]

The vendor who carry SEMs products should have the cleaner prep also.

 

[PA Dodger]

The vendor who carry SEMs products should have the cleaner prep also.

I dyed a set of seats recently. I used the cleaner/prep recommended by the manufacturer. Yeah I know lacquer thinner cleans everything but the dye prep also softens the vinyl/leather so the dye penetrates better.

http://www.eastwood.com/vinyl-prep-aerosol-14-09-net.html

 

[toplscuda]

The vendor who carry SEMs products should have the cleaner prep also.

The cheaper alternative to the SEM cleaner is Ronson lighter fluid. It is the same stuff

 

[66Dvert]

The cheaper alternative to the SEM cleaner is Ronson lighter fluid. It is the same stuff

yup works good too! the only problem I have now is finding enough of it to do the things I need done like cleaning dash pads. reducing silicone so I can seal up porous rubber gasket or smoothing out a mold. I usually have to hit 3 or 4 stores to get enough cans to last me a month since they usually only have 1 on hand. I might have to order it online and pay stupid shipping prices if this keeps up.

 

[cosgig]

The cheaper alternative to the SEM cleaner is Ronson lighter fluid. It is the same stuff

You need to make sure that the lighter fluid you're using contains naphtha, the alternative ingredient to the cleaner. Many lighter fluid companies have gone away from naphtha and the new formulas could do more harm than good! Geof

 

[desmo900]

You could always buy this:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_247184-78-QVM46_0__?productId=3162199

It is certainly cheap enough.

 

[RedFish]

The closest alternative to the prep I have found is pvc pipe cleaner/prep for plumbing and I have used that on plastic before. It not any less expensive than the proper prep.