[DeTomaso] Heater Control Panel
Jeff Detrich
jjdetrich at gmail.com
Mon Mar 2 12:48:01 EST 2020
I've seen a billet aluminum one from one of the vendors but it doesn't
blend in very well with all the other plastic pieces.
Jeff
6559
On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 1:20 AM Jack Donahue <demongusta at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 1, 2020, at 7:55 PM, <[1]steve at snclocks.com>
> <[2]steve at snclocks.com> wrote:
>
> Since I am having the interior of our car redone in grey leather I
> needed to pull all the "stuff" from the center console. So, out comes
> the heater control panel - which was pretty rough - most of the
> "chrome" was worn off of the letters and edges. Found a Krylon Silver
> Leafing Pen at a hobby store - $10 - and tried it out. I am very
> pleased with the result - chisel point on the pen makes it very easy to
> control where the paint goes. 15 minutes and wow! Not as shiny as the
> original chrome-like finish - but flip side - not all that much less
> shiny. Looks so much better.
>
> That looks terrific!! The one sad thing I look at on my dash is the old
> original heater control panel. I had thought by now there would be some
> "re-manufactured" ones available, but haven't heard of any - maybe I
> haven't looked enough. I don't quite understand what a silver leafing
> pen is or does, but that looks great and want to do the same to mine -
> or find a "new" one. That would be a final touch to my dash, which is
> tan leather. All/any help from "The List" would certainly he
> appreciated.
> Jack
>
> Stephen Nelson.
> [cid:B897B981-8CC7-47A2-9106-91525DBA78C8]
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I've seen a billet aluminum one from one of the vendors but it doesn't
blend in very well with all the other plastic pieces.
Jeff
6559
On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 1:20 AM Jack Donahue <[1]demongusta at gmail.com>
wrote:
A A On Mar 1, 2020, at 7:55 PM, <[1][2]steve at snclocks.com>
A A <[2][3]steve at snclocks.com> wrote:
A A Since I am having the interior of our car redone in grey
leather I
A A needed to pull all the "stuff" from the center console.A So,
out comes
A A the heater control panel - which was pretty rough - most of the
A A "chrome" was worn off of the letters and edges.A Found a
Krylon Silver
A A Leafing Pen at a hobby store - $10 - and tried it out.A I am
very
A A pleased with the result - chisel point on the pen makes it very
easy to
A A control where the paint goes.A 15 minutes and wow!A Not as
shiny as the
A A original chrome-like finish - but flip side - not all that much
less
A A shiny.A Looks so much better.
A A That looks terrific!! The one sad thing I look at on my dash is
the old
A A original heater control panel. I had thought by now there would
be some
A A "re-manufactured" ones available, but haven't heard of any -
maybe I
A A haven't looked enough. I don't quite understand what a silver
leafing
A A pen is or does, but that looks great and want to do the same to
mine -
A A or find a "new" one. That would be a final touch to my dash,
which is
A A tan leather. All/any help from "The List" would certainly he
A A appreciated.
A A Jack
A A Stephen Nelson.
A A [cid:B897B981-8CC7-47A2-9106-91525DBA78C8]
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A A 2. mailto:[7]steve at snclocks.com
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