namaste
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So the condition of my key fob was triggering me and I have some time on my hands so decided to make them worthy of the car they start.
Here's the original condition. Not as bad as many I'm sure but still chipped, scratched, poor quality looking.
I bought one of those cheap fobs off ebay. Not surprisingly they are poor quality. Bad plastic moulding, easily scratched plastic, badge recess too big for the badge. I thought at least I can use the new buttons but they don't even push down far enough to reach the switches on the original fob, though I think I can mod them to work.
So on with reconditioning the original. A quick rub down and coat of primer to show up the chips
Some stopper used to fill in the chips, re-flattened.
Re-coated with primer ready for spraying
I popped down to halfords to find a paint match. I concentrated on matching the blue of the maserati logo on the back. I ended up getting a Ford colour.
These are night time photos so not reproducing very well.
Finished with a couple of coats of 2k clear. Should give a hard wearing finish and any future scratches can be easily polished out.
The finished product.
Here's the original condition. Not as bad as many I'm sure but still chipped, scratched, poor quality looking.
I bought one of those cheap fobs off ebay. Not surprisingly they are poor quality. Bad plastic moulding, easily scratched plastic, badge recess too big for the badge. I thought at least I can use the new buttons but they don't even push down far enough to reach the switches on the original fob, though I think I can mod them to work.
So on with reconditioning the original. A quick rub down and coat of primer to show up the chips
Some stopper used to fill in the chips, re-flattened.
Re-coated with primer ready for spraying
I popped down to halfords to find a paint match. I concentrated on matching the blue of the maserati logo on the back. I ended up getting a Ford colour.
These are night time photos so not reproducing very well.
Finished with a couple of coats of 2k clear. Should give a hard wearing finish and any future scratches can be easily polished out.
The finished product.