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Upholstery Fabric Spray Paint Black Dries Soft

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My parents gave me a black sectional sofa that is approximately 25 years old. It was horribly faded to some ugly purplish color. I refused to use this sofa in that condition, so I looked for a restoration method. It is very difficult to find a slip cover for a sectional sofa, and when I did find one, it was extremely expensive. I then thought to myself "I wonder if they have a spray paint for furniture?". Sure enough, they did, and I stumbled across this Upholstery Spray Paint.

I read the reviews from as many sources as possible. The main complaints I saw were:
1. The paint takes a few days to totally dry.
2. You need a fair amount of paint.
3. The paint runs and drips a bit.

Having seen these complaints, and knowing my situation, I figured I could deal with all of these caveats. The time to dry and the paint running was not an issue since I was painting a couch on a tarp in my attic rather than a car seat. I made sure to order plenty (I ordered a 12 can package, from the manufacturer). I found a discount code online and between the code and the quantity I ordered I got free shipping and the total cost was $107. That is vs the nearly $1000 I probably would have paid to have the couch re-upholstered.

But, does it actually work?

YES, it does!

I was a bit worried about the material of this sofa since it wasn't as soft a fabric as other couches I've sat on. I was afraid perhaps the paint wouldn't soak into the material, especially because the manufacturer's site warns about this. I went ahead with it anyway, and it worked just fine.

I have completed two of the three sections that I plan on using and have only used 6 cans (I anticipated using 12 for the whole project). By the time I finish the whole project and any touch up work needed, I should have 2 extra cans.

I should mention that I have no experience painting anything. I found the best method for painting my sofa (since it has ruffles on it) was to put on some rubber gloves, spray for a few seconds, rub the paint in with your hand, and then move to the next area. The first couch section I did has a few of the ruffle areas that need retouching, since I didn't start the "rub the paint in with your hand" method until the second section. The second section looks perfect! The first one, with the exception of the spots I missed, looks fantastic as well.

Keep in mind I was not changing the color of a sofa. I was simply restoring it to black from a very very faded black. Having said that, it looks brand new! It looks black as night, just like I wanted it, and it cost me $107.

This was advertised as not drying hard. I found the couch is a little stiffer than it was before, but I feel that this will break in after some usage. It is still comfortable to sit on, and the only time you notice is when touching it with bare skin. If I didn't have an unpainted section of the couch to compare to, I wouldn't have known that anything was different. I also think this probably had something to do with the material the couch was made out of (the stiffer fabric vs plain cotton).

Someone mentioned having to squeeze the trigger of the spray bottle very hard to get it to work. I had to do this on a few bottles, but that's not a big deal to me. It is what it is. The product still works.

All in all, for my project, I'd give this a 10/10. I'm so happy I found this product and I highly recommend it to anyone that is doing something similar to what I did. I can't speak for completely changing a piece of furniture's color, for example, from white to red, but making faded black back to black again, it worked 100%.

I can't believe the so-so reviews on this... so obvious it's a competitor writing the negative comments-uggh- spam. Anyway, I used it to cover a victorian loveseat- it had pet stains on it and was looking gross in general, so i decided to spray it with this paint. I chose a hot pink color (the color was white before). It took me a an afternoon and about 5 cans of spray paint. I was so happy I finally covered all the stains AND got to color it a cool color. It's been a few months and it hasn't faded, color doesn't wipe off or transfer onto clothes and best of all- it transformed the decor in the room... I am looking to do this to a few of my other old furniture, but am waiting to until the colors wear out a little bit more. My cats aren't even phased by the loveseat- they sit and sleep on the loveseat as if nothing was done to their favorite piece of furniture. Long story- short: This is stuff ROCKS!

What can I say. I bought one of these and its not as great as it sounds.

I got one of these and one of the Dupli-Color High Performance Vinyl & Fabric Spray - Flat Black (the Simply Spray one was black too).

According to the Simply Spray website, the paint is great for car seats. I did my passenger seat in the Simply Spray stuff and the driver's seat in the dupli-color stuff.

Simply Spray:
-Easier to clean off of stuff you get over spray on
-Difficult to get a consistent spray
-It must soak into the seats, you use a lot more because of this
-You have to rub it into the seat getting a mess of it on your hands and arms
-The spay top is like a can of compressed air
-It causes drips a lot, but is not a problem because your spaying it on fabric, so it will soak up
-Takes 72 hours to dry (now you know why I used it on the passenger's seat)
-$11.99 per 8oz can

Dupli-Color:
-Much easier to spray
-Keeps a consistent layer
-You do not use as much paint
-You need to shake the can for more than a minute to ensure it gets a proper color
-Smells bad (like spray paint)
-Takes 24 hours to dry
-$7.99 per 11oz can

Be warned, if you live in a cold climate, these require the temperature to be at least 70 degrees (F). If you live in a hot climate, they should not be used in temperatures above 90 degrees (F).

I tried this on an old crushed velvet car seat insert. It dried quite stiff. Be sure to test it in a hidden spot before you do the whole project.

I had 2 fabric seat cushions for rattan arm chairs that needed a color change from beige to something darker. I picked Hunter Green. Here's the story:

I read all the online materials and watched the video. I'm an experienced spray paint user but have never used it on fabric. From the examples shown, I expected that I needed a single can of paint for the 2 cushions. Wrong.

The ordered can arrived and I read all the instructions. Perhaps I should have been worried by all the warnings and specific instructions on correct usage. I followed them and still have regrets. First, the company's idea of "Hunter Green" is not what you'd expect; in fact it's not even what they show in their materials. The color that sprays from the can has a colder, more blue hue than shown on the label or in print materials. Okay, maybe it was just me or the way the cushion fabric took the color.

The trigger mechanism on the spray can requires substantial grip strength to maintain an even spray. Failure to compress the trigger adequately gives sputtering, paint streaming and loss of propellant. This only happened twice to me in that first can but the remainder of the spray process was an ordeal, requiring a death-grip on the trigger.

With the death-grip, paint application was smooth and regular. For cushions with buttons and edge piping, be sure to spread the creases and massage the paint into them. Don't go into this process thinking you'd come out clean. The dried paint will come off your hands & fingernails with soap & water.

When the spray can came to its end, I had about 1-1/2 cushions completed. Right now I'm thinking the company folk are saying, "He sputtered away too much propellant!" "He spent too much paint in the creases!" Maybe, but I doubt it. Maybe I'll restate here that I'm all too familiar with the business end of a spray paint can. I know what I'm doing but I'll offer this to readers: this is NOT like spraying acrylic on furniture or flat-black on ironwork. This paint behaves differently.

Okay, so I'm left with unfinished cushions. If you are smarter than me, you'll finish one item before starting the 2nd. I gave the first cushion the recommended complete light coat and then addressed the second cushion. So I was left with both cushions incomplete when the lights went out.

I ordered a 2nd can of paint and included a note expressing my disappointment that nowhere are there usable estimates of area coverage for a can. Not a word from the seller; not an email, nothing in the 2nd shipped package. I mention this because shipping is cheaper if you order 2 cans once, rather than 1 can twice.

So today I spread out the drop cloth again and went at my pale green cushions. This time the can would NOT spray a mist no matter how hard I gripped the trigger. It wouldn't do it. Paint came out the spout in a pinpoint stream. Shaking didn't help; wiping the spout didn't help. Resigned, I finished the cushions by spraying the stream rapidly over an area and rubbing it in with my other hand. Because the paint is water soluble and the fabric is absorbent, you can get a decently even coverage that way. After all, these are outdoor rattan chair seat cushions, not fancy indoor sofa cushions.

Bottom line, if I had to do this again [or if I choose to "refresh" the not-so-Hunter-Green color I got] I'd look seriously at auto fabric paint -- maybe Dupli-Color -- for this outdoor application.

I had an old, discolored black sofa bed that was in pretty good shape - except for the color. It was originally black and over time it had lost color to become dark blue-ish. So, not wanting to spend another $600 in a new sofa bed, I decided to give this a try since the sofa was fully functional. I got 4 cans of this and the results were very good - I won't say excellent but definitely saved my sofa and gave it a second life. The watch outs are: For a love-seat size sofa bed 4 cans were barely enough. I ended up slightly short to do the extra pillows. So plan accordingly because you will use quite a bit of it. The other problem I experienced is that one of the cans had a bad nozzle so it streamed rather than spray. Not having time to waste in requesting warranty for it I just used it as that, it did work but using that particular can took double the time when doing my sofa. Finally - Cover up all the area you're going to work on!! Especially carpets or rugs. I accidenatlly spilled some paint on off-white carpet and it came out using Resolve! but for a moment i was afraid it wouldn't come out and took a while to get it cleaned.

As I said, If the alternative is spending hundreds in a new sofa or other piece of furniture, give this a try.

My project was the "perfect storm" for this product.....a Baker (VERY expensive) faded (VERY faded) black damask stripe sofa. There are several reasons this product worked perfectly for me. (1) the fabric was smooth (no velvet, etc.) (2) I was RESTORING the color, not changing it...badly faded areas were virtually light grey/brownish grey...awful! (3)the piece was already clean and fabric was damage-free. A full length (probably 7' long) sofa took 5 cans of spray to do ..I have one remaining to save for "touch ups" should the need arise. I read about the drips, but that is easily resolved...wear latex gloves (like those Costco sells a gazillion for a nickel)..spray and wipe...That way you can see where it is being absorbed and distribution is even. Although water soluable, I didn't have to wash my hands after and application was smooth and easy and I was able to wipe up any overspray from the garage floor with a paper towel and windex. I did have to spray a second time on those areas that were lightest, but the best part is that you cannot tell that it has been dyed NOR are there areas where you can see where the dye stopped and the original remaining black color began. VERY excited that this worked sooo well! My $20 thrift store find now looks like the original thousands of dollars sofa it once was.

Purchased this item to spray an office chair which showed water stains from a leaky roof. Sprayed the chair several times with thin coats. It looks great.

This product works great on a lighter fabric that you are making darker. The two cans I ordered were expensive for spray paint and were almost empty. There was only a little paint in each can and didn't go very far. I don't know if they were old and had evaporated or if the maker just put small amounts of paint in a large can to make it look like a lot.

I used the black to cover a very faded black NON-Velvet ottoman. It is a vintage tuck & rolled deco piece. I used one can on it and could of used more but it worked beautiful. I just followed directions. I did it inside in the basement put it up on two pieces of wood so it wouldn't collect on the botton. Not only did it do a beautiful job, there was NO fumes like with spray paint. I am going to order one more just to give it a deeper more perfect color but the fabric was not rough and I am very pleased. Thinking of doing a chair in brown next.