Soft touch interior plastics restoration- info here

[Goran]

I just had a eureka moment! I got the car with a cream interior with intention to change the interior to black, and was looking on German ebay for the most troublesome item, a black LHD dashboard. Now I realise I could just get it sprayed black with plastidip or some vinyl dye!

Just some quick research I did today into dyes:

VHT Vinyl dye
SEM Vinyl dye

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...vinyl-dye-TIPS

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...-SEM-Vinyl-Dye

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-4...or-panels.html

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?p=24893576

http://www.civinfo.com/forum/styling...pe-s-trim.html

http://www.yourautotrim.com/semdye.html

Also, for the grab handles they are easy to repaint yourself with high quality Tamiya spray paints, they are synthetic lacquers and have a excellent finish.
I used Tamiya masking tape and a shopping bag to mask the wood effect trim.
This is from the S8 I sold.
The original vinyl covering will come off with some isopropyl alcohol and kitchen paper towels. I didnt bother sanding the hard plastic underneath.
Not perfect but much better than before