[T3] I think you're gonna like this picture!

[Keith Park]

 Heavy scratches can be sanded out with 2000 or greater sandpaper, then
polish with brasso or equivalent and I put the shine on with a plastic
polish that eastwood sells.  Yes, its labor intensive!  A polishing wheel
helps, or a good show to watch on TV while you do it, but with todays TV...
that's hard to find!

Keith


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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 6:52 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] I think you're gonna like this picture!

On 15 Feb 2013 at 13:02, Tony Rodriguez wrote:

> Is it a very involved process? 

I charge $30 to do a complete set of 3, but only if you're also 
sending a clock and a speedo to be rebuilt, so that's $30 on top of 
$80. I'll only do complete sets, because that's the only way to be 
sure the colors will match perfectly. The silver paint is a very fine 
metallic. I think it's a pretty good match, but it's also harder to 
do.

One thing I've started doing is getting several sets of bezels of the 
same color (black or grey) and doing the blasting and painting at the 
same time. I have a finished set of silver bezels on the shelf now.

Polishing the front plastic plates takes a fair amount of time, and 
I'm still not completely satisfied with how they turn out. I really 
can't get rid of all the scratches. (Note that this plastic is REALLY 
soft. They scratch easily, so be CAREFUL if you go to wipe them off. 
The dust that collects there tends to scratch the lens.)

I think I may have to increase what I charge, however, because this 
tends to soak up several hours of my time. More than I was expecting. 
This is a fairly new task for me, so I'll wait and see if I get 
faster at it.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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