Painting Fabric/Carpet/Vinyl Comparison: Rust-Oleum vs SM Arnold

[@markymark8665]

Thanks for this. Recently bought a car with tan OEM mats that have some light stains where evidently someone cleaned them improperly and removed the color. Will try this process as I think it will make the color uniform and cover the stains.

[@vincep3222]

Helps if you use a hard bristle brush in between coats to drive the paint deeper

[@louskunt9798]

Exactly! It’s practically a requirement to brush paint into carpet to do it right. ✌️

[@Butterflydust777]

You may want to dampen the carpet and then scruff it up with a brush before it dries to help get it in the fibers and to soften it

[@gregpatey6355]

you should do a test of the rustoleum fabric/vinyl paint vs rustoleum ultra cover paint (which is formulated to adhere well to plastics) on the carpet to see which covers better.... i think you will find the ultra cover does a better job due to the higher pigment content.... automotive upholstery is nothing more than woven plastic, as well as most modern upholstery/carpets/curtains in homes.... and try using a soft brush on it while it still wet to work it in and even it out...

[@chicboutiquellc]

Nice. What is the mat made of? I am wondering about a polyester mat.

[@062809]

Entertaining, Thanks. FYI I’ve seen tan floor mats at dollar stores.

[@notbanksy8294]

Have you tried this on rubber car mats? Tan mats were discontinued for my car, and are like hen's teeth to find. The black mats I have, just do not look right.

[@rhettoracle9679]

Big fan of Rust-Oleum products. Painting carpet might be too much of a challenge since most are dyed. Cheers

[@mikeriv60]

Is there 1 type of spray can product that will do a cars door panel that has plastic and leather materials that will cover both ?

[@cherokeegotti4903]

Would have been better just soaking them in hot water and Clorox. I did. Came out awesome and I redyed them using rit

[@Dede-dw4oj]

Ur suppose to scrub it in there first coat…. Wtv they say to do don’t listen to everybody and there tricks try this for fabric… put a super heavy first coat and as u paint while it’s wet scrub it in with a medium nylon brush…. Let that tac up then do a light coat to even out as much as u can… then another good heavy coat and as u paint lay it even throughout and u should be good… don’t need 3-4 coats to do it like this because u will need 2 cans per seat maybe even 5 cans for the 2 front seats together

[@oldmanthez6146]

Why didn't you just buy a tan mat? It would have probably cost less than what you spent on paint. Check out a KZbin video on spray painting. You are supposed to brush in the paint when covering carpet. Follow the directions on the back of the can.

[@zzhughesd]

Yup spray and brush in. Madness. Just spray instead. What. FFS

[@EmilyTienne]

Is the carpet crunchy after painting?

[@RodderFiles]

trick is to have just hair damp very light coats then brush with scrub brush between coats it will cover all and not have that caked on paint feel

[@petervonpanda]

Great tip, Rodder Files!

[@owl1873]

Dont encourage him.

[@Ah-mi1mp]

Omg thanks for this. I just bought the Arnolds in the beige and wanted to see the color. It looks like itll match my carpet i got some bleach stains on 😥lol and im about to move and i want my deposit back lol hopefully this fixes up the stains!

[@michellebello6987]

Hey I am doing exactly the same thing I'm moving and need to cover a bleach stain in 1 area &a dark stain from a whole bag of charcoal that broke open how did it work out 4 u

[@kiwianthony3878]

Brush between coats it’ll stay soft.

[@billwilson9825]

How bad is the smell of paint?

[@nukapuka]

U should have used primer prior.

[@dawittywats1934]

Not a fair comparison to do multiple coats more of one than the other. Also guy, doing from black to anything is a ridiculous comparison.

[@jps13party]

u should look into basic can spraying technique, very simple thing. u dont wanna hold the spray like that... gets build up. also lets u rattle the can to mix it up between sprays

[@ketam]

Try rit dye

[@sv62848]

What a Bozo! Mistake number 1 you don't have a controlled environment. Outdoors? Really? 8 to 10-inch spray pattern not observed, this is so wrong.

[@owl1873]

Really Mr Panda. Nobody paints floor mats. Step up your game. Give us a seat or seat cover at the least. Maybe try a door panel.

[@風味英喜]

芝生が可哀想

[@user-ng8zb6sj1c]

Waste of time

[@juantrevino1102]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@fff-cf4fx]

Good subject matter...that stuff is gonna make a stuff feel on synthetic fabrics. But - Mr ummm...panda, respectfully-please ask an uncle, friend or watch a KZbin video if you have no one...to learn HOW to use spray paint...first. omg. You apply it like you should spray mosquito repellent on a friend's arms on a campout. Doing tutirials on youtube? Come on.

[@fate_o_nate7847]

buddyyyyyyyy, not the continuous sprayyyy stahhppppp. aahhhhh LOLLL