Plus 2 Switches

[Robzildjian]

Has anyone tried to blacken dashboard rocker switches? Mine have gone rather milky looking. Is this possible? They work fine so I would rather not replace them.

Rob

[PeterK]

Brake fluid makes a reasonable restoring solution, although not perfect.
Peter

[oldelanman]

This has been discussed a few times in the past - lots of different ideas. Here's one previous thread on the subject - a search will probably bring up several others.

lotus-electrical-f38/refurbishing-rocker-switches-t21309.html?hilit=switches cle

[sveris]

The relatively new Krylon spray paint for plastic works, well. It's only a few dollars per can here in the USA. Seem pricey on Ebay.co.uk, perhaps due to shipping expense.

Steve in Ohio

[gus]

armor all

[Spyder fan]

Here's my latest trick having tried all the armor all, brake fluid and other non destructive (apparently) fixes.

Coat with Castrol LM grease or similar leave overnight and then wipe off. I did this early November ready for the NEC and they still look like new 4 weeks later unlike the other fixes that wear off in a couple of weeks.

The spray paint for plastics mentioned on this thread is a good more permanent fix, but time consuming no doubt. Still those winter evenings are with us now, so a good project for a dry warm garage.