David,
Clean it very well and then apply a few coats of black India Ink.
Then try the shoe polish to buff it up. Worked for me.
Lin Rose
1960 BT7 in restoration
1959 Bugeye
On Feb 25, 2006, at 3:31 PM, davidwjones wrote:
> Ladies and Gentlemen,
>
> Is your trafficator looking dull, tired, and lifeless? Does it not
> seem to
> have that shine and bounce that it once had?
>
> No, this is not a shampoo commercial. I'm looking for suggestions
> as to how
> to best stain/restore the finish on the trafficator hub. (the
> bakelite?
> part).
>
> I've tried black shoe polish (liquid and paste) --and it looks good
> for a
> while before going kinda gray and dull again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> David W. Jones
> '62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
> Cumberland, RI USA
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