10AE key restoration
#1
10AE key restoration
Hey all,
My 10AE's key has turned yellow and I'd like to see if I can't get it back to the original look. I don't even know what to call it, but its like a thick clear adhesive that covers the 10th Anniversary RX7 logo and the Mazda logo on the other side. Peeling them back reveals the nice white and gold that the original key used to show
Anyone ever tried to restore the key by replacing the clear adhesive?
My 10AE's key has turned yellow and I'd like to see if I can't get it back to the original look. I don't even know what to call it, but its like a thick clear adhesive that covers the 10th Anniversary RX7 logo and the Mazda logo on the other side. Peeling them back reveals the nice white and gold that the original key used to show
Anyone ever tried to restore the key by replacing the clear adhesive?
#4
Have RX-7, will restore
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Meguiars mankes a polish for plastic called "Plastix". It works fantastic for restoring yellowed headlamp housings, tail lights, side markers, and it will even clean the scratches from CD's! I think I would give it a shot and work it in by hand. I think its delicate enough that it won't destroy the coating on the key.
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TheBreeze (11-10-17)
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Some type of epoxy perhaps? There's people out there who make custom horn buttons and wheel caps with a clear epoxy on top, something like that might work well for this. But I've never held a 10AE key, I'm going off of pictures and what I expect it to feel like.
#10
Revisiting this. I tried some flowable/self-leveling, clear silicone adhesive I had lying around at work. DOW 734. It’s not as clear as I would have hoped, but everything else about it is as good as I could hope for. It flows well so the dried product is very smooth, surface tension holds it into a perfect shape. Silicone adheres well without being permanent, so I can rip it off if I don’t like it. This was just a test so I didn’t bother painting the insert underneath it.
I will keep looking for a more clear version of silicone adhesive and continue to post updates.
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I will keep looking for a more clear version of silicone adhesive and continue to post updates.
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#12
will post a photo when I apply this new stuff. I’m also going to let it set in a vacuum so I don’t get those darn air bubbles.
as for white paint, I don’t recommend nail polish…
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