<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>We call it Bakelite but back then they called it hard rubber. I take a sewing pin and scratch out all the dirt and paint from the lettering. Then I fill in the lettering with a couple of coats of Testor's white enamel. After it dries, start with 400 sandpaper to sand off the over fill and I'll usually work up to 1000 sandpaper. Then I use a small paint brush to paint the knobs with Pensbury black ink, being careful not to cover the lettering. After it dries, I polish the knobs with a soft cloth to get a gloss finish.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Charlie <br></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Harold Manifold" <manifold@telus.net><br><b>To: </b>healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, May 24, 2020 6:24:17 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Healeys] Restoring Dash Knobs<br><div><br></div>
<div><span class="979442023-24052020"><span size="2" face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Hello,</span></span></div>
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<div><span class="979442023-24052020"><span size="2" face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">What are the tips
and suggestions how to restore the dash knobs? I am guessing the material
is Bakelite. Mine are dull and almost all of the white lettering is gone.
Picture attached.</span></span></div>
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<div><span class="979442023-24052020"><span size="2" face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Thanks....
Harold</span></span></div>
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