Reviving a survivor is walking a fine line between improvement & preservation. Preserving what there is priority , cleaning ok inside but I caught myself trying to put my stamp on it. Stick shift was sloppy decided to replace indexing pin on stick, took it apart cleaned it. Almost took it to the powder coater for a dose of “ alien silver “ . A color I like to use as accent on my bikes. But I caught myself , No billet , no leds , no powder coating , I think you get the drift. On the flip side of that is the shift knob , OEM , super dirty/dusty , try some gentle cleaners , keeps turning rag brown but shows no improvement , think it’s a Bakelite type plastic , bump it up to a more aggressive cleaner , same with a browner rag. You could barely see the shift pattern on the knob , cleaner not working , it feels like a rock , so I started wet sanding it , clean out pattern with a dull pin , continue wet sanding. Yeah finer and finer , using ultra fine sanding pads for plastic headlight restoration. Now pattern is clean & legible , knob is nice & shiny & smooth as a babies butt. Stick is black with original black paint and original patina. Not everything has to shine , it’s a survivor !
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