Painting gear selector

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Lunar_Camel
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Painting gear selector

Post by Lunar_Camel »

I have several dashes that I'm putting together into one good dash (no cracks, unclouded lenses, etc).

I have a gear selector/indicator (not sure of the correct name) that is not broken, but the paint/chrome is all but worn off the front.

What can I use to restore it? Paint it? Re-chrome? Any suggestions.
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NMVair
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Re: Painting gear selector

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Enamel might be your best bet. Its a high traffic lever so you might want to put a few coats
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Re: Painting gear selector

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I used chrome tape. Buffed/burned the tape off of the letters with a mototool buffing wheel.
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T34C12UH60 wrote:I used chrome tape. Buffed/burned the tape off of the letters with a mototool buffing wheel.
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Re: Painting gear selector

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Did you find a good paint/method to restore the gear indicator? The letters have to be translucent for backlighting, correct?

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