Velour Seats need some love! SEM Paint

[Flowers85Cutty]

Now that the Cutlass is running and riding smooth, I am changing my focus to the interior. Over the years the rear seat and passenger side seat have turned a bit gray. Has anyone used the SEM paint on velour? Tips?
I think I have the right color after painting my horn button, but that was a small job. A few pics to show current condition.

 

[V8 Rumble]

I haven't done sem on velour but I would vacuum get any dirt out of the seats hard to reach spots shampoo them let dry then paint.

You might be able to get away without the shampoo but defenitly a good vacuum.

 

[78chevolds]

I was told it will make them crusty. I was thinking of getting my velour dyed and the upholstery shop said dyeing cloth does not work.

 

[86MCSS86]

I painted my seats and door panels on my 86 SS. My seats are not the same pattern as yours. The seats were really faded I used duplicolor paint. I cleaned my seats with a vacuum and every time I sprayed a coat I used a brush to prevent it from getting crusty. The door panels looked better than the seats but they were both an improvement to the faded cloth.

 

[Flowers85Cutty]

I painted my seats and door panels on my 86 SS. My seats are not the same pattern as yours. The seats were really faded I used duplicolor paint. I cleaned my seats with a vacuum and every time I sprayed a coat I used a brush to prevent it from getting crusty. The door panels looked better than the seats but they were both an improvement to the faded cloth.

What kind of brush?

 

[565bbchevy]

I think SEM is a great product and I have used it on quite a few interiors on plastics and vinyl's with excellent results but I feel any spray paint regardless of how you apply it is going to take away the softness of the original velour and the color won't last especially on a high wear item like a seat since it is not really practical to apply a couple coats of clear over the color coat to protect it like you would on plastic.

 

[86MCSS86]

I dont remember exactly it was either a Stanley steamer brush I was given after I had my interior cleaned by them a few months before or a finger nail brush. 565bbchevy is right it is still not as soft as it used to be but it was a trade off in my opinion that was well worth it. It's been a few years since I did it the panels still look good but the seats are showing some wear.

 

[Flowers85Cutty]

Finally got around to this. The SEM Burgandy paint blended well. I was cautious about it becoming stiff, so after each light coat I brushed with a nylon brush. This seemed to really help. Here is a pic of the first test section and then the entire back panel of the rear seat. Very happy thus far with the results.

 

[jeremyandthemonte]

Oh wow I am very impressed by this paint looks almost new