Hmmm...Dyeing my fishtrap?

Gilgitter,

Is that a vinyl material ? I'm pretty sure it is. I know that a few years ago while my brother was restoring an old convertible, the door panels and some of the other interior vinyl was in good shape but a bit faded. He got a "vinyl paint" in a spray can. He took all of the parts off and cleaned them up and sprayed them. They came out GREAT. I think it was a light blue color that he srayed them but I bet you could get it in black. Then it would just be as simple as spraying it and you'd be good to go. I'll probably be talking to him today sometime. I'll ask him where he got it. It bet it would work fine for your application.

I'll post here with the info after I talked to him.

John

Gilgitter,

I just logged off of here and on to Google and did a search for "vinylk paint" and got a bunch of hits.

Here's one of them :

Vinyl paint (dye)

I bet this would be just the ticket for what you need to do.

Good luck !

John

I worked for a auto parts store and we used to sell a product called Mar-Hyde. I believe it also goes under the corporation name of Tal-Strip.

It is a vinyl paint that comes in a brushable form or a spray. You can get it mixed to whatever colour you want. It goes on easliy with a foam brush and is used for restoring old dashboards, door panels, etc.

I used it on the rubber top of an old steel desk that I have been using for about 15 years now and it still looks the same as the day I painted it.

I believe we used to sell a spray can for about $15 (cdn) and a mixed pint for about $25.

Try a Carquest or similiar type of store.