Switch and button restoration
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Switch and button restoration
As I am waiting for parts to complete my engine reassembly, I decided to spend some time on the interior.
One thing that has been bugging me, was the switches and buttons that lost their pictograms over the years. I looked at the option of replacing them, but they are not cheap! Also, they are still working, so why replace them?
Luckily, my wife has a Cricut machine. I borrowed her for a few hours and I was able to create vinyl cutouts that I applied on my switches and buttons. With some mate clear over it, I am happy with the result. Here is the before and after:
Martin
One thing that has been bugging me, was the switches and buttons that lost their pictograms over the years. I looked at the option of replacing them, but they are not cheap! Also, they are still working, so why replace them?
Luckily, my wife has a Cricut machine. I borrowed her for a few hours and I was able to create vinyl cutouts that I applied on my switches and buttons. With some mate clear over it, I am happy with the result. Here is the before and after:
Martin
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Wow! If you could mass produce those and put everything on a proof sheet, you will probably be able to afford to buy a Yacht in a few months. 😁
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Nice work. I struggled with my switches after cleaning them a couple of times. I ended up buying new window switches off amazon for pretty cheap and never looked back. Trouble free so far.
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Lizard944 (12-06-2023)
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Wow, those came out great!! I agree that if you produced a set to replaced the faded pictographs on the interior buttons, people would buy them. I'm one of them because my switches all work fine but they're super faded from years of use.
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