Touch-up paint for climate control buttons inquiry.
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King Charles (04-14-2016)
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I don't know - as a trained professional artist, I would rather pull the radio/AC and replace a disassembled button from an eBay unit rather than try to match the gloss, hue, and value of a paint like that. That paint will come off so easily with wear too...If you aren't a perfectionist, try layers of construction permanent markers (sharpie). Do one coat, let dry very very thoroughly. Then do a few more.
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This seems to be a very common wear issue on the X300 too, which shares the same buttons.
I touched mine up with SEM "GM Black" which is very close to the LEG interior code. No one else can normally see it, but I can still slightly make it out.
My thoughts have been to find a NOS unit (saw one on eBay a while back for about $60, no A/C which is why it was so "cheap"), pull the good buttons, then clear coat them for future durability.
If that isn't what you want to do, if nothing else due to cost, I'd think about removing the cold & hot buttons from mine or a used unit and painting them identically so they at least match. It might be tricky to get the triangle right, but you could always opt for a different shape with some sort of stick-on masking such as a circle to just avoid trying to get the triangle correct.
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I touched mine up with SEM "GM Black" which is very close to the LEG interior code. No one else can normally see it, but I can still slightly make it out.
My thoughts have been to find a NOS unit (saw one on eBay a while back for about $60, no A/C which is why it was so "cheap"), pull the good buttons, then clear coat them for future durability.
If that isn't what you want to do, if nothing else due to cost, I'd think about removing the cold & hot buttons from mine or a used unit and painting them identically so they at least match. It might be tricky to get the triangle right, but you could always opt for a different shape with some sort of stick-on masking such as a circle to just avoid trying to get the triangle correct.
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King Charles (04-13-2016)
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Why not just paint one button blue and the other red. You wouldn't have to worry about matching the black to the other buttons or re-doing the triangles, and you could use a semi-gloss paint and match the original colors of the triangles so it wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb.
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Why not just paint one button blue and the other red. You wouldn't have to worry about matching the black to the other buttons or re-doing the triangles, and you could use a semi-gloss paint and match the original colors of the triangles so it wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb.
Anyone know if the buttons come off without having to remove the panel, like with an allen key to pry/pop it off.
I really don't want to take all that back out again some day as much as I can avoid it.
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That's not a bad idea if you could find a nice subtle color. You are right that it would simplify the issue of reproducing the factory look.
Don't know but also would be interested. It would save a lot of hassle to not have to remove the A/C control panel after I just rebuilt and reinforced all the plastic bezel/mounting tabs, etc for the A/C, clock and radio.
I really don't want to take all that back out again some day as much as I can avoid it.
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Don't know but also would be interested. It would save a lot of hassle to not have to remove the A/C control panel after I just rebuilt and reinforced all the plastic bezel/mounting tabs, etc for the A/C, clock and radio.
I really don't want to take all that back out again some day as much as I can avoid it.
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Installing is clicking them together from each side of the panel frame.
I think you will have a hard time getting them separated without damage to the other buttons or the frame, and I am not sure the inner part is sufficient supported to click them back in.
I decided last year to go the replacement-button-way, and took the panel out.
I know you have an aftermarket headset, but if you are careful (all brittle plastics ...) you can take the panel out by only sliding the OEM headset a bit forward.
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