radio buttons renovation

[pss]

I am wondering how to bring back the white in the white letters on my 1965 radio buttons. It is partially gone and I was thinking to gat it all off an do it all over. But how? Anybody experienced in this?

[LiveFromNY]

https://www.amazon.com/Markal-Lacque...HKS/ref=sr_1_1

[pss]

txs. if this paint would stick on the plastic, the size should be about 1/10th of the regular paint sticks...........but then at second glance, there is the Bison enamel fix, maybe that works.

point that remains is how to get the paint into the groove straight. I was thinking about filling the grove and then wiping off the excess spill that I will not be able to avoid. Is that it, or any other thoughts?

[LiveFromNY]

I've used the paint stick on the radio buttons. Works perfectly. Not complicated. You rub it into the pattern and wipe off the excess.

[pss]

OK, gonna buy one today!

[DEEMAN]

Forgive me for saying this if you have tried it but my radio buttons were dreadful, could hardly see the white at all. I cleaned them carefully with a cotton bud and polish and lo and behold all the white was there - came up clean and bright. I was amazed.

[72targa]

Let's see some photos of this great suggestion...

[DEEMAN]

I am smiling as I write this. Here is the radio I cleaned. It is a 'W' Bremen.


It was more dirty than this 'Y' Bremen.


But look what happened when I cleaned the M button.


So, if you are lucky it works, if you are not then get the marker pen!!

[LiveFromNY]

I don't have any photos handy of my radio buttons but here's a photo of a shift knob I did in my '74 Bronco. I painted the knob to match the lime green exterior and used a black lacquer stick to fill in the shift pattern. Just use the stick like a crayon working the paint into the symbols and use a soft cloth to wipe off the excess. The remaining paint dries in 24 hours or so. Sometimes a second application is needed. Great stuff.

[John Straub]

That looks pretty nice!

John