Date(s): November 15, 2005. Album by Tom Scott. Photos by Tom Scott. 1 - 15 of 15 Total. 5829 Visits.
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2 Large Ivory Before Process
3 The Same Knob After Step 1
4 Step 2, Sanding with 240 Wet/Dry Sandpaper Using Drill Press
5 Continue Sanding with 800 W/D Sandpaper Using Drill Press
6 Finished Knob After Polishing With Chrome Polish Note: The outer edge of the large knobs was sanded slightly too much and has lost some of the "sharpness". Refer to the before photo for a comparison.
7 Gray Knob, With Paint, Before Process
8 Same Gray Knob After Process
9 A Wiper Knob Before Process
10 The Same Knob After The Process
11 A Turn Signal Switch Knob Before The Process
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13 Black knob before restoration.
14 Same black knob after restoration.
15 All of the finished knobs which were used in this demonstration.
I have restored several ivory knobs using a process similar to yours. I just wanted to verify, for those interested in trying the process, that it does work! - Dan Macdonald, Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:20AM
Thanks for the info. I will try it. - Bob Hodgin, Sat, 7 Jan 2006 6:07PM
Remarkable knob salvage. Thanks! - Jon Pegg, Sun, 20 Nov 2005 7:35PM
Excellent work! The knobs do appear as new. - Bob DiCorpo, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 4:48AM
