Painting/Spraying the black rubber dash switches??

[Swabyk]

I have a 1970 cabriolet which im doing the inside in off-white, seats, steering wheel etc....The question I have is, has anyone tried to paint the round rubber dash switches into other colours? (Wipers/Lights etc)

I want to do these too in an off-white colour and presume with a decent rubber-friendly paint theyd be ok. Does anyone know or has anyone done this?

I cant find any other options for this model than the standard black rubber ones.

Thanks
Ken

[Old n' slow]

The only thing similar to spraying the hard rubber dash knobs, that I've seen, is leather and vinyl color.......I used to spray ( I went from red to black) the seats in my TR3.......It held up much better than I expected but did need touch up from time to time.
I imagine it would be the same thing for the dash knobs, it would need touch up occasionally ????
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[Multi69s]

If I was going to try it, the only brand I would trust is Sem.

https://www.semproducts.com/products/brand/classic-coat

I have used it to fresh up headliners, door panels, carpet, and here are some before and after pics of my Type 3 AC unit rehab.

You will pay a little more, but I have found this to be an outstanding brand of colorants.
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[flat4olsen]

Haven't painted the knobs, but the dash and other parts. Used vinyl dye, and it holds up pretty good. Even painted my running board rubber, no problem.

[Danpa]

[flat4olsen]

Thanks Dan

[heimlich]

That looks nice. How easily does it rub off?
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[flat4olsen]

Not easily. It's amazingly tough. Cleaning and degreasing is essential. My running board rubbers are holding up just fine even though it's on the outside.

[Buggeee]

[unclewede]

[flat4olsen]

Yes, you get full coverage. My dash pad was Black before painting (only colour VW made them in), and so was my centre console.
6-7 very thin coats of dye gives you a complete colour change.

[irun5k]

I second using the SEM system. It is flexible, and they have a pre-treatment that actually softens the material temporarily allowing the paint to fuse with the surface.

I used it on my GTI years ago as part of a fix for some ill-chosen soft-touch material VW used. It never failed in any way after many FL summers to spite ridiculous interior temps.

I then used it on my bug to freshen up the original kick panels as well as other odds and ends like the door release inserts.

[vamram]

[flat4olsen]

Thanks! I'm danish and SEM is not available around here. I use a German brand,- MHW. The system is three parts, a cleaner (which seem to lightly dissolve the outer layer of the vinyl), the color itself and a clear "finish spray", that toughens the surface.
Cleaning and prepping and thin coats is the key.

[sb001]