Started another small but time consuming job for this car. Searching through my stock of spare parts and selecting four dashboard switches and cleaning them. But first I had to dismantle them. And as can be seen in the pictures below they are all in pretty good condition. With only minor corrosion on the heated rear screen and fog light switches:
Heated rear screen switch (TKC3965), I still haven't found
the missing purple lens that goes into the top of the switch …
Fog light switch (TKC3964)
Hazard light switch (TKC3962)
Next step was cleaning the various parts of the switches, staring with switches tumblers. I used my proven cleaning method on them; hot soapy water in combination with an old electric toothbrush. It clearly got rid off more than the tumblers dirt. They came out rather dull and grey.
And after treating them with a good degrease with Vinylkleen the flat grey appearance worsened considerably. But with a few coats of Vinylkote they came out pretty nice and fresh again.
The final job for the day was cleaning the tiny toggle pins (warm soapy water) and ditto springs (brake cleaner). Taking extra care not to lose any of these tiny parts down the drain or sending them of into the unknown!
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