>Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 13:28:22 -0600
>To: Christopher.Albers(at)bubbs.biola.edu
>From: Fred Levit <fle426(at)nwu.edu>
>Subject: Heater control bezel
>
>For Christopher Albers -
>
>If you are asking about the plastic (acrylic) bezel used on late
>series 2 and on series 3 alpines, I have made a few reproductions
>that are just about indistinguishable from the original.
>
>Unfortunately, they are made by hand and involved an unbelievable
>number of hours of work. Hence they were sold originally for $75.00.
>I have a few left and would consider an offer.
>
>Restoring one can be done, but the problem is that the acrylic gets
>brittle with age and breaks easily when being handled.
>
>To restore one you need to have the lettering reproduced on a silkscreen
>by a comercial silk screening outfit. Then using #100 grit sandpaper sand
>away all the black paint. Continue sanding with sucessively finer grits of
paper until you reach about #400, then use an acrylic polish obtainable from
a hobby
>store or plastics supplier to get the final shine.
>
>Finally have the silk screener screen the lettering in reverse on the back
>of the bezel, and when thouroughly dry paint the back and edges with black.
>
>If the bezel survives this install it carefully, being sure to not tighten
>the mounting screws beyond barely contacting the plastic. Any pressure
>on the plastic will eventually crack it.
>
>Fred Levit
>fle426(at)nwu.edu
>
Fred Levit
fle426(at)nwu.edu
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