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1. RE: Restoring Bakelite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 20:09:08 -0500; Dan, sorry I'm a bit late in responding, but I haven't been "Listing" too regularly of late and just saw your note. Anyway, I restored my hub a couple of years ago and was quite pleased with the resu; /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00144.html (7,860 bytes)
2. RE: Restoring Bakelite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:31:59 -0800; I know this seems stupid, but I smothered my bakelite ashtray in motor oil for an hour or so. Then wiped it off, and it turned out great. The finish has stayed for the last 6 months. And, if it fades; /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00152.html (8,550 bytes)
3. Restoring Bakelite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 06:40:01 -0800 (PST); I'm working on the center cap of the steering wheel of my '54 TR2, and the bakelite is quite faded. I've found a few sites on the web from antique radio restorers that use anything from brass cleaner; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00357.html (7,388 bytes)
4. RE: Restoring Bakelite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:21:23 -0800; About the only way to get them to look like original is to paint them with something. When Bakelite is cast, the coloring agent rises to the surface. If you remove the surface layer, what's undernea; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00358.html (7,211 bytes)
5. RE: Restoring Bakelite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:41:58 -0600; Hi Dan, What I did when I had my 1958 TR3 was to "stain" the horn ring, button, and dash knobs. The stain was a mixture of black lacquer and lacquer thinner. The thinned paint soaks into the bakelite; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00365.html (7,468 bytes)
6. RE: Restoring Bakelite (score: 1): Author: "Michael Ferguson" <tr3a@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 20:09:08 -0500; Dan, sorry I'm a bit late in responding, but I haven't been "Listing" too regularly of late and just saw your note. Anyway, I restored my hub a couple of years ago and was quite pleased with the resu; /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00906.html (8,338 bytes)
7. RE: Restoring Bakelite (score: 1): Author: John & Patricia Donnelly <pdonnel1@san.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:31:59 -0800; I know this seems stupid, but I smothered my bakelite ashtray in motor oil for an hour or so. Then wiped it off, and it turned out great. The finish has stayed for the last 6 months. And, if it fades; /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00914.html (9,041 bytes)
8. Restoring Bakelite (score: 1): Author: Dan Scharpf <dfscharpf@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 06:40:01 -0800 (PST); I'm working on the center cap of the steering wheel of my '54 TR2, and the bakelite is quite faded. I've found a few sites on the web from antique radio restorers that use anything from brass cleaner; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00913.html (7,872 bytes)
9. RE: Restoring Bakelite (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:21:23 -0800; About the only way to get them to look like original is to paint them with something. When Bakelite is cast, the coloring agent rises to the surface. If you remove the surface layer, what's undernea; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00914.html (7,762 bytes)
10. RE: Restoring Bakelite (score: 1): Author: "Greg Gelhar" <ggelhar@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:41:58 -0600; Hi Dan, What I did when I had my 1958 TR3 was to "stain" the horn ring, button, and dash knobs. The stain was a mixture of black lacquer and lacquer thinner. The thinned paint soaks into the bakelite; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00921.html (8,007 bytes)

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