64Rivvy Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm cleaning up and restoring my shifter plate and indicator while I wait for some parts to arrive. I will use a white paint pen to fill the PARK, N, D, and L letters back in, but the "R" looks like it was orange or red. Does anyone know the correct color it should be? I tried searching and looking it up on Google but couldn't find one. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Rivvy Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 I found a picture out on eBay of a 64 that is supposed to be completely original. The 'R' on the shifter indicator is the same color as all the other letters. A previous owner must have changed it ion mine at some point to orange or red. When I opened it up I could tell it had been opened before. I will post some pics and a quick write up on it when I finish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Rivvy Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) Here is a pic after cleaning up the lens. I'll see if I can find some pics before. Basically the plastic was completely clouded and all of the lettering had faded away. You couldn't see which gear the transmission is in. I used rubbing compound to polish the plastic lens which actually worked very well. It went from a cloudy milky color,you couldn't see through to perfectly clear. Then I used a fine tip white paint pen to put the letters back on. Unfortunately the outline of the letters on the plastic was very faint and didn't have enough of a ridge to guide the tip of the paint pen. The result is not the perfect straight lines and lettering I was hoping for. Good enough for now until I find a replacement. At least I can see which gear I'm in now. Just passing this along in case anyone finds it useful. The rubbing compound should also work really well on the gauge lenses. I will try it on there next when I start detailing the dash. Edited November 4, 2015 by 64Rivvy (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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