Spotfirecsi said:
How did painting the door panels turn out. I want to also get rid of the spice in my 93 yj. Its the dark green color so im thinking i could change the inside to gray or black. also did you paint the dash or get a replacement ???
Currently it is all painted. Trust me this is a lot of work, but if you are going to paint you must do it. Remove the dash pad and defroster air channels. You will have to lay your windshield forward to get this out. Once you have the dash out, seperate into it's two pieces. Remove the dash trim pieces, I assume you may want to do these as well. Remove the door panels. If the metal dash panel is spice you can remove this as well, just remember to disconnect the battery before removing guages to avoid damage to them. Treat this panel the same way as described below but you do not use the 801 on it. Just sand, prime, and paint. (By the way if you need new speakers in the dash now is the time to do it!
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You will need to sand all the pieces and surfaces that are to be painted, use a 320 grit paper and be sure to hit everything. Where the dash comes together to form the defroster vents you want to sand the inside of the vent aleast the first inch or so. You need to paint this area as well because when you reassemble you can see into the top part and the old spice color will show. You will need a good bonding agent to apply to the surfaces, I used
PPG 801 plastic promoter. You can get this at most auto paint supply stores. Without this the paint will eventually flake off, so apply with paper towel. Wipe down everything. Now keep in mind I am doing this in my buddy's shop, I used a regular PPG grey primer, followed by a little more sanding with 800 to remove the 'Fuzzies', those little hair like pieces that show up after the primer hits it.Then another shot of primer.
Allow to completely dry. Follow this with base color of your choice, I used regular black, and last follow with clear coat. Now with the clear coat it gonna shine like crazy, if you are not into the 'wet look' you can add a flatening agent to reduce the shine. Check with your paint supplier for this additive and mixing instructions. Assuming you have done this all in a clean area let it completely cure at room temp for several hours then reassemble.
Some guys have tried that Krylon for plastics. I never had good luck with that stuff. If you opt to go that direction I would at least do the prep work I described earlier and use the 801 before spraying it on.
Remember your are going to spend a lot of time looking at this dash, so take your time with the prep work. Don't rush it or short cut it you will only make your self mad if it turns out bad. The prep work is the most impotant part of the job. Good luck. 
