My dash plaque (badge) looked so ratty, I never re-installed it after
refinishing my wood. Now I will!
At 12:08 PM 8/15/98 -0700, Joe Curry wrote:
>Ryan,
>When you get finished polishing it up, you can keep it that way by
>cleaning all the ramaining polish off with wax and grease remover and
>give it a light coating of clear coat. Then you won't have to keep
>polishing it.
>
>Joe
>
>Ryan Smith wrote:
>>
>> I'm just so pleased with how this came out I had to tell everyone. My
>> 72 Spit was missing its dash badge so I pried one off a 73 when I picked
>> up my car. It was pretty nasty after sitting in that TR graveyard for
>> several years. Its color was sort of chocolate. Well I've just gotten
>> around to "restoring" it with fantastic results. Heres how...
>>
>> First I soaked it in WHITE vinegar for around 2 days I guess. This
>> really brightened it up. The acetic (sp?) acid is quite weak and won't
>> really hurt anything. Then I rinsed it off and gave it a light
>> scrubbing with some steel wool. Voila! A brand new badge. This thing
>> looks like its made of gold now. Just for good measure I just changed
>> the vinegar out and I'm going to soak for another 24 in some fresh
>> stuff. I'll give it another light scrub and maybe cover it with silver
>> polish. Assuming you have the badge off your dash this method can't
>> miss.
>>
>> Try it!
>>
>> Ryan Smith
>> Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
>> Emerald Green, 72 Spitfire
>
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>"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
>
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
(53 HP)
Succasunna, NJ USA
The One Immutable Rule of Automotive Satisfaction:
"It is more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow"
- Cory Farley in Autoweek, 8/17/98
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