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Becky: Here is an article I wrote for the Ottawa MG Club newsletter. If
the switches on the B have recessed areas that can be refilled with paint
then you can have a set of switches that look great with justa couple of
hours work.
Here is a simple and low cost method for restoring your dash knobs to "as
new" condition. The idea came from a description provided in A-Antics
Tech Tips published by the Michigan Chapter of NAMGAR. The materials
listed in the original article were not available locally. The materials
listed below are all available at most hardware outlets.
Remove and clean knobs with a good detergent. Scrape the dirt
deposits from the recessed letters with a pin or needle. Apply model
enamel to the recessed letters and allow to dry completely. I used white
(Testors #1145), for all the knobs except the dash light dimmer which
required red (Testors # 1103). Sand off the excess paint flush to the
surface of the knob using 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper. Polish the knob to
a rich black luster using a Dremel polishing wheel (#429) attached to a
mandrel (#402) and Dremel polishing compound (#421). The end result is
quite amazing. The knob set from Moss is $35.00 US and the shifter knob
is $12.00 US. My materials came to approximately $15.00 Canadian and I
have OE parts that look like they came right off the shelf!
...Hope this works for you.
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>What's up with the price of rocker switches??? The hazard, fan,
>headlight and map light switches in my B are all virtually unreadable.
>The white has worn off and only by placement have I known what they were
>for. While looking to order these, I fell over in a faint, bumped my
>head and woke up thinking I had a nightmare, only to find out the price
>was as high as I thought I had dreamed!!!!! Yikes....didn't know these
>were plastic plated gold! Does anyone know of a more reasonable place
>to obtain these, or could anyone have some that are in better shape than
>mine that they would be willing to part with??? I don't dare get the
>catalog out and turn to that page again, the result could be permanent
>brain damage if I bump my head like that again. Are there any other
>parts that I need to be cautious about looking at???
>
>Becky
>goose egg noggin and plastic plated gold in this here car!!!
>
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