'94 RRC dash top retoration options

[Tsean]

Hi All,

 

We are cleaning up a 93 and 94 RRC and have gotten to the point of wanting to address the faded dash top.

 

What is the best way of doing this, assuming I can't find a clean one to swap it out? I have see people use linseed oil, I have heard of people pulling it out and painting it. what's best know method?

 

As far as I can tell, there are not any companies making replacement dash tops, is that true?

 

Thanks,

 

tsean

[Mr.BlueSky]

Personally I haven't tried to fix a faded one. Do you have the all plastic version? 

 

To clean the grey plastic dash in the '90 classic I've just used simple green and a scrubby brush. Then wiped the mess up with a paper towel.

 

Granted Snowflake is just a trail truck and I haven't noticed any fading.

 

This is the best picture I have of the dash:

 

[Tsean]

Well, with the help of some advice from the club, we gave up on finding a replacement. They are not availble new anywhere and the used ones are pretty much as faded as the ones we have.

 

We pulled it out, and will do a deep clean and plastic chem prep and then repaint with SEM plastic paint.

 

We'll see how it goes. 

 

Thx.

 

PS: any tips on the demister vents? Need 4 replacements.

[Tsean]

the SEM paint went on nicely after an extensive mechanical and chemical clean plus and adhesion spay.  Next results looks great.

 

At this point I would say it's a very viable way to address a faded and discolored RRC hard dash. 

 

of course it too 6X loner to reinstall the dash given the rubber windshield seal had deformed over the last 20+ years.  We have to just reuse the demister vents as we couldn't find new ones.