Shifter Console Question (pic)
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To refurbish that properly, you will have to remove the [stick-on] wood-grained veneer, use a chemical stripper to remove ALL paint, clean and dry well, shoot new coating of semi-flat or satin black paint, then trim off the paint on top of chrome borders and letters with X-acto knife before the paint gets hard. Once cured (2-3 days, minimum), you can install a new veneer piece (they are readily available from Corvette parts vendors) and it will look like new.
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To refurbish that properly, you will have to remove the [stick-on] wood-grained veneer, use a chemical stripper to remove ALL paint, clean and dry well, shoot new coating of semi-flat or satin black paint, then trim off the paint on top of chrome borders and letters with X-acto knife before the paint gets hard. Once cured (2-3 days, minimum), you can install a new veneer piece (they are readily available from Corvette parts vendors) and it will look like new.
Won't I scrape off the chrome getting the paint off the edges ?
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Nope. Besides, you don't scrape hard. The unhardened paint just peels off easily. I guess I should have used the term 'shave', rather than scrape. You want the paint to be hardened on the surface, but not all the way through. That way, the peelings won't stick to the other paint as they fall off. Somewhere between 10-20 minutes is about enough cure time. Just be careful not to disturb the fresh paint as you handle that plate when doing the trimming. If you can hold it in place well from the bottom side, you should have no trouble. And, if the first attempt doesn't go well, use it as a 'practice' piece, then re-strip it and try again. No big deal.
P.S. Don't wipe the loose paint trimmings....blow them off. And, if they won't come loose, just wait till the paint is fully cured, then brush them off.
P.S. Don't wipe the loose paint trimmings....blow them off. And, if they won't come loose, just wait till the paint is fully cured, then brush them off.
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Nope. Besides, you don't scrape hard. The unhardened paint just peels off easily. I guess I should have used the term 'shave', rather than scrape. You want the paint to be hardened on the surface, but not all the way through. That way, the peelings won't stick to the other paint as they fall off. Somewhere between 10-20 minutes is about enough cure time. Just be careful not to disturb the fresh paint as you handle that plate when doing the trimming. If you can hold it in place well from the bottom side, you should have no trouble. And, if the first attempt doesn't go well, use it as a 'practice' piece, then re-strip it and try again. No big deal.
I'd much rather fix up my part than just buy another!
