Restore 67-68 Horn button? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

1968_K20_4x4 · 01-29-2018, 09:52 PM

Im looking for tips/ advice on how to refurbish my horn button. I want to clean it up and make it look as nice as I can, but I'm looking for some advice on how to go about it so I don't end up damaging the part. Ive attatched a pic of the current condition for reference. Small wire wheel on a dremmel? Buffing wheel? Any other adivce or ideas is appreciated. Thanks!

**HO455** · 01-30-2018, 11:08 PM

If your going all out then media blast it with very fine grit to remove all paint and the corrosion in the pitted spots. Such as the grit for cleaning spark plugs. (Boy I'm sure that dates me) Then use a glazing body putty to fill the pits and sand smooth with 220 or finer. Carefully remove any putty from the circle and the GMC. Respray the silver/Argent(?) And the repaint the black by hand. Shouldn't take more than 15-20 minutes.

The problem with using a rotary wheel to clean it is that you never get all of the stuff in the bottom of the pits out until you have buffed a dish in the surface. You could chemically remove the paint and neutralize the remover. Then treat with Ospho or similar before painting.

1968_K20_4x4 · 02-01-2018, 07:10 PM

Good advice I'm going to try that and see how it goes, thanks!

01-29-2018, 09:52 PM	#1
1968_K20_4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 191	Restore 67-68 Horn button? Im looking for tips/ advice on how to refurbish my horn button. I want to clean it up and make it look as nice as I can, but I'm looking for some advice on how to go about it so I don't end up damaging the part. Ive attatched a pic of the current condition for reference. Small wire wheel on a dremmel? Buffing wheel? Any other adivce or ideas is appreciated. Thanks! Attached Images __________________ '68 Chevy K20 '72 Chevy K20 - Smokin' Ochre '08 Mercury Grand Marquis - Daily driver/ Parts fetcher Ohh uh, I didn't have time to fix everything...

01-30-2018, 11:08 PM	#2
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 11,415	Re: Restore 67-68 Horn button? If your going all out then media blast it with very fine grit to remove all paint and the corrosion in the pitted spots. Such as the grit for cleaning spark plugs. (Boy I'm sure that dates me) Then use a glazing body putty to fill the pits and sand smooth with 220 or finer. Carefully remove any putty from the circle and the GMC. Respray the silver/Argent(?) And the repaint the black by hand. Shouldn't take more than 15-20 minutes. The problem with using a rotary wheel to clean it is that you never get all of the stuff in the bottom of the pits out until you have buffed a dish in the surface. You could chemically remove the paint and neutralize the remover. Then treat with Ospho or similar before painting. __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

02-01-2018, 07:10 PM	#3
1968_K20_4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 191	Re: Restore 67-68 Horn button? Good advice I'm going to try that and see how it goes, thanks! __________________ '68 Chevy K20 '72 Chevy K20 - Smokin' Ochre '08 Mercury Grand Marquis - Daily driver/ Parts fetcher Ohh uh, I didn't have time to fix everything...

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