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How to Refurbish Heater Controls?
The plastic parts of my between the seats heater control levers have faded to a pale pink. I seem to remember reading somewhere that they can be removed and placed in boiling water for a minute or so, and they will return to their original bright red.
I haven't been able to find anything on this via a search, but I think I've read it somewhere... Is this correct? Or is there some better, alternative method to do this? |
Paul -- take a look at this thread -- http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/57202-shift-knob-heater-knob-restoration.html I googled "boil 911 heater control" to find it :)
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That's it! Thanks Darrin.
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no problem, let us know how it turns out, mine still look quite red, but intrigued!
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i redyed mine about 15 years ago , was pretty straight forward. need a steady hand and a fine brush for the lettering though. I have a Targa so it gets lots of UV. could need doing again but not bad for 15 years.
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Paul,
I bought 2 new ones on eBay for $10 each and look great...... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1615928108.jpg |
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I think our host sells them. I found them brittle and hard to remove, prone to break. If they've turned whiteish, they've been baked, and mine were 30+ y/o at the time.
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Just tried this with absolutely zero effect after 45 minutes. I used a cheap powdered dye from Walmart, maybe should have used RIT but they didn't have any red. Perhaps I'll give it another try down the road.
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