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When I did mine, I "borrowed" my wife's electric carving knife to bevel/ taper all the edges. Especially the back edge.
Posted on: 12/7 20:45
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Thanks. I figured something like that might be needed, but wasn't sure of a practical tool to use.
Posted on: 12/8 6:03
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Polishing my dash bezels. Of course, the polishing often strips the paint. An extremely easy solution I found to this is to get black acrylic paint, the kind that’s literally a dollar for a bottle at Walmart. Paint the letters, don’t worry about overpainting. After 5-10min, just wipe the excess away with your finger. Excellent result with near zero effort or skill required.
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Posted on: 12/24 12:54
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By far the most trivial repair I have ever made a video on...
https://youtube.com/shorts/VLftf9RRHz4
Posted on: 12/24 14:12
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Picked up this interesting accessory a number of years ago and finally have a car fit to put it on!
 
Posted on: 12/24 18:58
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Took a shot at aesthetically repairing my rear ashtrays. Considering that the materials used to repair this specific one total about ONE DOLLAR, and considering the heavy pitting / terrible initial condition, I think it looks pretty good.
   
Posted on: 1/5 23:42
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Here's a before and after. (Yes technically it's opposite sides but who's counting.)
Really nice looking considering how inexpensive it was. Lot of elbow grease though   
Posted on: 1/5 23:57
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You could nickel them on the cheap.
Posted on: 1/6 0:40
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I've been looking into that. I'm probably going to grab some cheap stuff to copper plate first, then nickel plate. But I need to do more research to figure out exactly what equipment I need. I'd like to replate a lot of my smaller bits and I think I can do it myself.
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