I`ve tried a lot of different products but nothing works, might just have to replace it.
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Good first post walt. I`ve had good luck with SEM paint in a Porsche interior with similar defects. Prep is key, to get the years of Armor All or whatever out of the pores. I was ecstatic with the results, and that`s black, in a non-use area (`cept for the occasional horn beep), so it`s a safe bet.
Too valuable to go for non original parts. Will look into SEM, just concerned it might make it worse.
Thanks. It almost looks like a minor defect, more than a stain. I might be wrong, but at least on the horn section it looks like a defect.
Accumulator
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walt_mink- Welcome to Autopia! Fellow 928 nut here, had ?what?...four of `em back in the day (IIRC). Hard habit to break, but I finally gave it up 
What`s yours? year/color/trans/etc. etc.
What`s yours? year/color/trans/etc. etc.
Yeah, I get that for sure, but if it`s headed to the trash anyway then it`s worth a shot.
walt_mink- Welcome to Autopia! Fellow 928 nut here, had ?what?...four of `em back in the day (IIRC). Hard habit to break, but I finally gave it up
What`s yours? year/color/trans/etc. etc.
Ha ha ha - yeah, I can certainly see wanting to give up.
I have an `82 Wine Red, 5 speed with almost no options. I inherited it from a close family friend, so it`s special to me, but it`s also a pain in the butt. Here`s my (not recently updated) thread on Rennlist. Project Gary
It`s off to paint soon and then I can start reassembly. I have every nut and bolt out of it and am going to take them off to be replated tomorrow. Can`t wait to dig back in.
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Walt_mink- Good heavens, that`s quite an impressive project! Gary would be proud of you; good on you for giving it what it needs and savng it (I have a full appreciation for what those cars can need ).
GORGEOUS color...and yeah, the manuals are nice in those, didn`t care for my one automatic even though I often lean that way on GT cars.
OK, OK..back on-topic
).GORGEOUS color...and yeah, the manuals are nice in those, didn`t care for my one automatic even though I often lean that way on GT cars.
OK, OK..back on-topic
OK, OK..back on-topic
Right - sorry about that bcgreen.
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walt_mink- Eh, all *My Bad*, not yours.
bcgreen- With it being so old I bet it`s just oxidized to the point of no return. I have some rubber bits on the (not nearly so old) Audis that are like that and *nothing* brings `em back the way I`d like.
I trust you`ve tried prepping it with Griot`s Rubber Prep, without success.
If you try recoloring it with something like the SEM, be sure to overkill the prep work. And even then I`d hope the horn doesn`t get used too much. SEM worked pretty OK for me back in the day, but it`s still "painting something that doesn`t like to be painted" if you get my drift.
Wonder if one of today`s "renew that trim!" miracle products might do it..eh, that`d make it even harder to prep for the SEM if it didn`t turn out though.
bcgreen- With it being so old I bet it`s just oxidized to the point of no return. I have some rubber bits on the (not nearly so old) Audis that are like that and *nothing* brings `em back the way I`d like.
I trust you`ve tried prepping it with Griot`s Rubber Prep, without success.
If you try recoloring it with something like the SEM, be sure to overkill the prep work. And even then I`d hope the horn doesn`t get used too much. SEM worked pretty OK for me back in the day, but it`s still "painting something that doesn`t like to be painted" if you get my drift.
Wonder if one of today`s "renew that trim!" miracle products might do it..eh, that`d make it even harder to prep for the SEM if it didn`t turn out though.
Concourswanna b
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walt_mink- Welcome to Autopia! Fellow 928 nut here, had ?what?...four of `em back in the day (IIRC). Hard habit to break, but I finally gave it up
What`s yours? year/color/trans/etc. etc.
Accumulator, have you ever seen this book: Ultimate Auto Detailing, by David H. Jacobs?
There`s a section picturing George and Kathy Ridderbusch`s `79 928 that they showed at concours.
The products and procedures in that book are so outdated, it`s almost a like nostalgic time capsule of detailing, but it`s the one I paged through time after time back then (mid-1990`s).
There are a few photos of the 928 in there, and, if I remember correctly, George pulled the motor, just to freshen up the engine compartment. "If you want your car to be different, clean everything!"
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Yes indeed, have two editions of it
Not the one you pictured though. And yeah, that 928 caught my attention as I got my first copy back before I could own things like a 928.And BTW, PCA Concours competetion always impressed me, especially how the factory entry (based on a new, undrived car) never wins (at least they hadn`t back when I followed such stuff). Whole different definition of "concours" than what the Jag Club does...
Concourswanna b
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Right- the old saying that "right off the showroom floor is maybe halfway ready for concours".
Pretty interesting how various clubs and shows differ, as far as what`s important during judging (JCNA vs. PCA, etc.).
I know the "preservation" classes are getting more popular, especially at Pebble Beach.
I like a show where you see both the 100-pointers and the survivors together on the field. It adds to the experience.
Pretty interesting how various clubs and shows differ, as far as what`s important during judging (JCNA vs. PCA, etc.).
I know the "preservation" classes are getting more popular, especially at Pebble Beach.
I like a show where you see both the 100-pointers and the survivors together on the field. It adds to the experience.
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Concourswannab- heh heh, just get me going on JCNA concours regs And a very good pal of mine (and my Jag tech) is a Chief Judge who knows me/my vehicles well so I feel justified in my opinions.
The stuff that is/isn`t OK for JCNA Preservation Class is, uhm...a pet peeve of mine. Not that I`m gonna put my XJS out on a field for people to get near...
But yeah, the way Pebble/etc. have come around to originality/preservation is a genuine breath of fresh air. Maybe folks will quit over-restoring vehicles that`ll only be original once.
And a very good pal of mine (and my Jag tech) is a Chief Judge who knows me/my vehicles well so I feel justified in my opinions.The stuff that is/isn`t OK for JCNA Preservation Class is, uhm...a pet peeve of mine. Not that I`m gonna put my XJS out on a field for people to get near...
But yeah, the way Pebble/etc. have come around to originality/preservation is a genuine breath of fresh air. Maybe folks will quit over-restoring vehicles that`ll only be original once.