Roof Dye / Discoloration

[tvr driver]

My griff in formula red came with grey dash top and grey roof

The grey roof has faded somewhat so i decided to renovo it using renovo products and the black dye as i decided black would cover a multitude of sins whilst doing the job

One bottle later and it is patchy as hell and im wearing the old wish i hadnt started cap for the weekend !

I dont want to change the lid as it fits brilliantly and has never leaked and goes on easily

Any ideas on a good waterproof dye ???/ or other solution welcome

cheers

Ty

[ireland]

I'm looking at getting some of the interior of my Cerbera re-trimmed and I asked the coachtrimmer about doing my headliner and he said that, unless I take out my glass, it'll have to stay as it is.

When I suggested dying it, he immediately said NO as it NEVER works out.

[Flintstone]

tvr driver said:

grey roof

ireland said:

headliner

Think we might be talking at crossed purposes here

Edited by Flintstone for manky coding on Monday 21st May 00:37

Edited by Flintstone on Monday 21st May 00:38

[sgrimshaw]

Now you've started with dye, I suspect the only possible way to a good result is to continue.

Either buy some more Renovo Dye or I believe BMW & Saab dealers sell a similar product.

I'm convinced that Renovo is simply Shoe Dye anyway, but buying as Renovo is cheaper.

Simon

[Flintstone]

I've used Renovo on many occasions but never suffered patchy or blotchy finishes.

It washes off though. Considered scrubbing it and starting again?

[medieval]

Probably a daft question but how many coats have you put on? - I had to put three on to get a satisfactory finish in the end.

Could there have been any type of sealant or water proofing on there before that may affect the result?

Good luck any way.

[corky]

I bought RENOVO last year and put 3 coats on, then I used the water proof kit that comes with the pack.

[griffter]

I think the problem is that Renovo is supposed to be used to RENOVate (faded) black tops - not recolour grey ones. I suspect you're now committed to recolouring it using some sort of fabric paint - unless anyone has successfully recoloured a non-orginally black top with it and can tell you how.

[chim666]

medieval said:

Could there have been any type of sealant or water proofing on there before that may affect the result?

This sounds like a possible cause.
Renovo make a shampoo. If you haven't cleaned it thoroughly with a shampoo before dyeing it, it's got to be worth a try before applying further coats of dye IMO.

[tvr driver]

Thanks all

I have shampooed the roof twice ( exterior not interior ) then hopefully the waterproofing will bugger off !

Yes it is a renovation project and i am trying to alter the colour hence it probably not working as hoped ( i never id read instruction manuals )

Hence the thread !

I have used one bottle which i think gave me four coats lol and very black fingers

I guess its another bottle to really try and get it to go over to black then off to the saab dealer next if no joy :-(

Shoe polish hmmm i wonder if the bloke in the station is free for a few hours .........

Thanks again all and ill keep trying

Ty

Edited by tvr driver on Monday 21st May 18:24

[meatball]

tvr driver said:

Thanks all

I have shampooed the roof twice ( exterior not interior ) then hopefully the waterproofing will bugger off !

Yes it is a renovation project and i am trying to alter the colour hence it probably not working as hoped ( i never id read instruction manuals )

Hence the thread !

I have used one bottle which i think gave me four coats lol and very black fingers

I guess its another bottle to really try and get it to go over to black then off to the saab dealer next if no joy :-(

Shoe polish hmmm i wonder if the bloke in the station is free for a few hours .........

Thanks again all and ill keep trying

Ty

Edited by tvr driver on Monday 21st May 18:24

Ty could you let me know how you get on as ive often thought about changing my brown roof to black.
cheers

[ireland]

Flintstone said:

tvr driver said:

grey roof

ireland said:

headliner

Think we might be talking at crossed purposes here

..... but we were both talking about types of dye.

[GV]

Get it re-trimmed....