Re: 1948 Packard interior plastics

Posted by Icarus On 2022/11/5 22:24:36

Thanks Dell! Lemme know what you find.

@Fish'N Jim

The reason I wanted to use fiberglass is because a) I'm quite familiar with it, and b) it allows me to make a hollow shell that can be filled. Like you said, the knobs are moulded on; if you take a hollow shell and fill it,you can fairly easily squish it onto the old fitting and paint it in place.

I don't know if it'd be possible to get the fine detail, but I wanted to give it a shot. You are right, it'd be hard to match without painting, but for a small batch it'd be fine (and it'd be an interesting project!).

@humanpotatohybrid

3D printing could be a good choice! I didnt think of that.

Nevertheless, something tells me that I'm barking up a tree that others have already tried, possibly decades before I was born lol.