M4RK RZ Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 HOW TO GUIDE Dying your Supra Carpet (Black) A few people asked if I would knock up a 'HOW TO' guide on dying your supra carpet when I did my own. I hope that this helps some people along - im no expert, but do know when something works well, as did this process. All it takes is a little will power to do it ! A very simple task indeed. 1) Remove the 2 seats. This is done by locating 8 bolts (4 per seat) Some of the bolt heads will be covered by plastic grey trim, in which case use a flat blade screwdriver to pop off the clips. Ensure if you have electronic integrated seat accessories that you dis-connect he cables. Removing the seats takes approx 20 mins taking it easy. Then you will have this, if not ......... you forgot to take them out. 2) Next remove the lower seat belt bolts and the plastic 'pozi' fasteners in the foot wells. Also remove the drivers foot rest - there are 2 plastic discs on its surface, twist these untill the pegs are released. The rear seats need to be lifted slightly to get to further fastener clips on the edge of the carpet - a brisk sharp pull upwards on the front edge of the rear lower seat pops the 2 securing U shaped metal clips from the car to provide access. Do not worry about doing this - it simply pushes back in after. Last of all remove the centre console by taking out the gear stick dash panel and looking for the securing screws - same at other end. Remove the plastic trim the carpet tucks under around the door area (this pops off too) and then slowly tempt the carpet side clips form the metal edge. And to be honest - that’s the hard bit done! 3) Cleaning the carpet. Vac off all loose dirt etc. I then applied 1001 carpet cleaner and followed the instructions. I was having an ALPHA male moment so to wash it off I blasted the carpet with the jet wash !!!! WOW the amount of dirt that comes out in rivers !!! ok it takes a little longer to dry but worth it I think. A wet vac would do fine also............I just did not have one. Ready to be washed : Drying, took approx 1 day ! not bad really ! 4) Dying the carpet Ok, so now your thinking "This is going to be a mess!! " NOT AT ALL !! You need the following: Car interior Carpet Dye (from Ebay - I got 5L for £20) Marigolds - Pink if you like Cloth Plant sprayer from B&Q or anywhere else £0.86p Plastic funnel (I did not use one but I recommend it!) Fill the bottle ....... 5) Spray direct onto carpet in even sweeps - easy peezy - you will know when you try it. 6) I found that after approx 1L of spraying - simply rubbing in with your fingers was a good way to plump up the pile and work in the dye. Im sure a stiff brush would do the same but I like to get messy. I applied 1 coat ( approx 1L) rubbed in, then a second - again approx 1 Litre rubbed in. Then finally a last spray over of about 0.5Litre. 7) Leave to dry - follow drying times on your product. Sit back and check out the difference !!! and for £20 ! wow what a face lift ! Hope this helps - not the best guide but then again there is not much to say - it really is that easy ! Here is the link to the Ebay shop http://stores.ebay.co.uk/VALETERS-PRIDE They have some other great bulk products in . M4rk rz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimmydude Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Awsome guide mate!! Would like to personally say thanks for taking the time to right it out (sure many other members will say this too ) Think i will be looking to do this soon, as the car is in parts anyways and would be nice to put it back together including newly dyed carpet!! Could I ask, have you got any kind of link to the sller or another listing to where you got the dye from buddy?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Great guide Mark! Will be doing mine this summer no doubt and will use this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4RK RZ Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 Awsome guide mate!! Would like to personally say thanks for taking the time to right it out (sure many other members will say this too ) Think i will be looking to do this soon, as the car is in parts anyways and would be nice to put it back together including newly dyed carpet!! Could I ask, have you got any kind of link to the sller or another listing to where you got the dye from buddy?? Added at bottom of page mate Thanks guys I decided to do it because my new trimmed seats would had looked rubbish on the old carpet !! esp after spendin money on them for the sake of £20 for the carpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Excellent!! Shame I only got 1 litre of dye Maybe I can find an economical way of applying it???? Perhaps with my DeVibliss spray gun But seriously, if it was applied under high pressure would there be a need to work it in??? Would it do with 1 coat?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Thats exactly how I did mine:D good write up. Just like to add that if you are not homosexual enough to own marigolds then the dye will take aprox 5 days to come completely off your fingers:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4RK RZ Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 Excellent!! Shame I only got 1 litre of dye Maybe I can find an economical way of applying it???? Perhaps with my DeVibliss spray gun But seriously, if it was applied under high pressure would there be a need to work it in??? Would it do with 1 coat?? You can cover the whole carpet in 1 coat mate - the mist form my garden gun was realy quite fine - I defo suggest getting another Litre for max effect. When it is back in your not going to want to do it again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Wow, that's so much easier than i thought it would be. Great job fella Sticky??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4RK RZ Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 Wow, that's so much easier than i thought it would be. Great job fella Sticky??? Cheers mate Sticky.... not to bad, thats what the gloves are for camp as you like it or what ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Great Mark maybe a Mod can make this a sticky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayssupra Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Well done mate, nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 well i facelifted my lights this weekend, so i think i have a project for next weekend! great write up dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 cool, im gona do mine too now! good wright up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 great write up mate going to have a go at this now john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuohy Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Excellent how to dude Do you have any pictures of the carpet back in the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4RK RZ Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 not yet mate - back in tomorrow I will put up a pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkTheBoy Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Awesome guide Mark, Job well done. It'd be great to see a before and after shot next to each other if you can, im definitely going to get this done once the weather starts cheering up! Well done fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4RK RZ Posted March 25, 2007 Author Share Posted March 25, 2007 im definitely going to get this done once the weather starts cheering up! cheers mate waiting for the weather to warm up is a good idea! I was dodging clouds all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4RK RZ Posted March 25, 2007 Author Share Posted March 25, 2007 Here are some more pics I took today when I put the carpet back in. Can someone add these to my thread to keep it as a running guide? Its just the image count is too high now:p Rear Seat Clip Position: Removing Centre Console: Fully Fitted: Before and After: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Some difference, thanks for the write up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Thats great, thanks for posting up. Far simpler than I thought, and so cheap! Hope you don't mind if I pinch this for the FAQS section? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4RK RZ Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 Thats great, thanks for posting up. Far simpler than I thought, and so cheap! Hope you don't mind if I pinch this for the FAQS section? Not at all mate - glad its that useful ! You may need to pop the last pics in order with the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 The only item on my car which, I have hidden due to it looking VERY ugly. I'll be trying this out on a UK beige carpet so, hope I have the same results as you or I could be buying a new carpet Some photo's of the carpet straight out of the car. (not cleaned) Yuk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Thats a very good guide! I'll try to do it myself when it's a bit warmer outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleland Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I only posted today I need to buy some dye now via your link to the ebay trader I did mine last week, cant believe how good that dye is, i gave it a good two coats and used about 2.5 ltr. ps it also dyes grass and drives if your not careful!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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