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Sprucing up my Cavalier's original carpet. This was the test piece, now onto the rest.
Posted on: 2023/11/21 0:50
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53 Cavalier , what is your process for restoration?
Posted on: 2023/11/21 1:05
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Good tip, tks for sharing
Posted on: 2023/11/21 6:17
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53 Cavalier, thanks for sharing your process. Results look great, and as you said best part is you get the retain the originality of the car.
Posted on: 2023/11/21 9:44
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Did you wash out the excess RIT dye?
If not, it can run onto something else when it gets wet again. I've had new denim stain my light colored leather, before they were repeated washings. Looks good otherwise. After posting on some of this, I was thinking one of those hand held carpet cleaning attachments that spray cleaning agent and apply vacuum to pick up fluid might be a DIY to pro cleaning for door panels etc. It's what one does in the house. I've cleaned my carpets that way and they come out nice but they're not 70 years old. They 'oriental' rug cleaners deal with age and old dyes. I have a floor dryer that I use on the boat - no heat. Fairly inexpensive at the chinese tool takeouts. From my view, I don't see much sense if a piece of new carpet would do the same... I put new in the Cad but floors have to be sound/watertight..
Posted on: 2023/11/21 11:02
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I haven't rinsed out excess dye from the carpet, at least not yet. I did wipe it with a wet rag to see if any dye was picked up, and there was none. I'm not too concerned about the carpet as it's not likely to ever get wet and I'll have floor mats. I'll be dying the seat covers as well, but they will have a different process, not spraying, so they will get rinsed to make sure dye doesn't transfer to clothing.
Posted on: 2023/11/22 12:39
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Nice work!!
Posted on: 2023/11/22 16:58
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It's a sad day.
 I discovered today that the bright idea of taking my carpets to the dry cleaners, instead of cleaning them myself, was not a bright idea after all. This picture shows how much they shrunk them. So much for my all original interior......very disappointing. I guess I'll be making, or buying, a carpet set. Does anyone have any advice? Is there a supplier for original looking carpet? Is there someone that makes a carpet set that fits well? TIA This is the first big cock up on my Cavalier, and it doesn't sit well with me. Attach file:  Shrunk.jpg (322.08 KB)
Posted on: 2023/11/29 23:09
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Wow, that's a lot of shrinkage. I'm kinda surprised it did that.
How similar would the original carpet be to modern boat carpet? That would be readily available and could be easily cut and binding sewn by an upholsterer. Lots of colors to choose from also, so should be able to get something close.
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