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Tom Sederburg

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• Dec 22, 2009

• #1

Hey guys,

Can someone please tell me if there is anywere I might acquire a set of replacement decals or something to restore the faded lettering on the steering wheel controls of my 1996 4.0 SE?

Is there anything like this available?

Curiously,
Tom

 

kernowdragon

Well-Known Member

• Dec 23, 2009

• #2

I think the originals are screenprinted on. Although you could get clear sticker material the trick is finding a way of printing in white, and I reckon it might look rather hashed. You might be better off trawling fleabay for either replacement buttons or a whole newer wheel.

 

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Tom Sederburg

New Member

• Dec 23, 2009

• #3

Screen printed like a cheap t-shirt?

Are you serious?

Regards,
Tom

 

rasheed

Well-Known Member

• Dec 23, 2009

• #4

Hi Tom, Welcome! Screen printing on plastic is a fairly common process. Like keyboard buttons and so on. The only realistic solution is replacement ala Kernow.

 

kooky_guy

Well-Known Member

• Dec 23, 2009

• #5

I'm sure I remember seeing adverts in classic car magazines for stuff that you basically wiped onto fading lettering and it restored it somehow.

I must say, I was wondering about this the other day - I even went as far as looking for 2nd hand steering wheels on fleabag but all the ones I found seemed to be just as faded.

I did have good results with tipp-ex on my old Rover, but the legends were embossed so it was easy.

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Dec 23, 2009

• #6

rasheed said:

Hi Tom, Welcome! Screen printing on plastic is a fairly common process. Like keyboard buttons and so on. The only realistic solution is replacement ala Kernow.

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The good ones are printed useing "Hot Foil Plastic Printing" where a contrasting colour plastic is effectively melted onto the surface of the button or whatever. I used to make microcontrollers for one of the companies that built machines for, among others Ford. Life depends on the weight and quality of the foil used for the impression

 

rasheed

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• Dec 23, 2009

• #7

There's a reason you call yourself Data, tek!
So which was it in the P38s?

 

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• Dec 23, 2009

• #8

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rasheed

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• Dec 23, 2009

• #9

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Datatek

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• Dec 23, 2009

• #10

rasheed said:

There's a reason you call yourself Data, tek!
So which was it in the P38s?

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Like the rest of the P38, lowest quality I guess, don't know for sure as not much of the printing survives on mine

Datatek = dataprocessing and technology, couldn't register Datatech tho. I used to design micro controlers (ECU's)for compressed air driven machines amongst other things, so I'm quite at home with the EAS.

 

rewmer

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• Dec 23, 2009

• #11

I would just get a new set. Last lot I bought was about £30 from Land Rover.