Mirror Switchwhite lettering worn off- FIXED
02-14-2016, 04:44 PM
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Mirror Switchwhite lettering worn off- FIXED
Not to be defeated on the details I restored my power mirror switch lettering
- pretty damn close , was 90% rubbed off before !
- pretty damn close , was 90% rubbed off before !
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02-14-2016, 06:22 PM
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Re: Mirror Switchwhite lettering worn off- FIXED
I used white rub on transfer letters like they use in Architecture Drafting before the days of everything being done on computers. Helvetica Medium 10pt is closest I could find. For the triangles I taped off the area with scotch tape, filled in the area with a white felt tip paint pen from craft store and removed the tape before it dried. They are not perfectly uniform but best I could do since a few of them were completely rubbed away. Unless you really examine it you'd never give it a second thought so mission accomplished. I did it on the car in place- tedious but effective.
02-14-2016, 06:42 PM
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Re: Mirror Switchwhite lettering worn off- FIXED
It really works, because mostly-worn-off letters are more noticeable than very slightly uneven replacements. No one will give it a second thought when looking in. It simply looks 'new'.
02-14-2016, 07:13 PM
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Re: Mirror Switchwhite lettering worn off- FIXED
IMO there are a couple ways to restore.
One is perfect reproduction of factory showroom fresh.
The other is the illusion of new (sometimes actually using some new parts) while maintaining the patina of a car with history.
For example, I had my LS Conteur interior repaired/restored this winter, but left a cigarette burn in the back seat Camaro Camaro fabric. It could have been 'hidden' with a simple underlying patch or even fully replaced with NOS fabric, but I felt it represented a period correct 1980s Z28.
One is perfect reproduction of factory showroom fresh.
The other is the illusion of new (sometimes actually using some new parts) while maintaining the patina of a car with history.
For example, I had my LS Conteur interior repaired/restored this winter, but left a cigarette burn in the back seat Camaro Camaro fabric. It could have been 'hidden' with a simple underlying patch or even fully replaced with NOS fabric, but I felt it represented a period correct 1980s Z28.
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02-16-2016, 12:56 AM
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Re: Mirror Switchwhite lettering worn off- FIXED
IMO there are a couple ways to restore.
One is perfect reproduction of factory showroom fresh.
The other is the illusion of new (sometimes actually using some new parts) while maintaining the patina of a car with history.
For example, I had my LS Conteur interior repaired/restored this winter, but left a cigarette burn in the back seat Camaro Camaro fabric. It could have been 'hidden' with a simple underlying patch or even fully replaced with NOS fabric, but I felt it represented a period correct 1980s Z28.
One is perfect reproduction of factory showroom fresh.
The other is the illusion of new (sometimes actually using some new parts) while maintaining the patina of a car with history.
For example, I had my LS Conteur interior repaired/restored this winter, but left a cigarette burn in the back seat Camaro Camaro fabric. It could have been 'hidden' with a simple underlying patch or even fully replaced with NOS fabric, but I felt it represented a period correct 1980s Z28.
02-16-2016, 05:15 AM
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