08-11-2011, 05:26 AM
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Nice Knobs, I mean Buttons !
I had been experiencing stinky buttons (radio buttons that is !) for quite awhile. Rather than pay Becker Radio the $30 plus dollars for a set of two cent knobs, I decided to follow Pedro's DIY repair . Wow, the buttons came out so well that a female passerby couldn't help but say to me "nice knobs" ! Naturally, I corrected her by saying that they were buttons not knobs.
Gracias Pedro !!
http://www.pedrosgarage.com/Site_3/Fix_Sticky_Radio_Buttons.html
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08-11-2011, 05:29 AM
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De nada, my friend...
Happy to help.
That stuff (Plasti-Dip) is great.
I've used it for all sorts of other coatings on the car.
It also comes in an aerosol that can be used to spray on a rubber bra on the car's front.
This "bra" will peel off later without leaving any residue or damaging the clearcoat.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger
I had been experiencing stinky buttons (radio buttons that is ! ) for quite awhile. Rather than pay Becker Radio the $30 plus dollars for a set of two cent knobs, I decided to follow Pedro's DIY repair . The buttons came so well that a female passerby couldn't help but say to me "nice knobs" ! Naturally, I corrected her by saying that they were buttons not knobs.
Gracias Pedro !!
http://www.pedrosgarage.com/Site_3/Fix_Sticky_Radio_Buttons.html |
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08-11-2011, 06:10 AM
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Another satisfied customer of Pedro's fix. Knobs came out great, also used it to coat the cross lug wrench and security lug socket to prevent scratches to the wheels.
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08-11-2011, 07:06 AM
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It's too bad that my grandmother did know about this Plasti-Dip stuff. Instead of putting a plastic cover over her sofa, she could have just dipped the whole thing !
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08-11-2011, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger
It's too bad that my grandmother did know about this Plasti-Dip stuff. Instead of putting a plastic cover over her sofa, she could have just dipped the whole thing !
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When I grew up, it would have been the sofa, the rugs, lamp shades, etc. Sounds like we came from the same 'hood.
Ciao,
paul...
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08-11-2011, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger
I had been experiencing stinky buttons (radio buttons that is !) for quite awhile.
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why are you smelling them?
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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger
Naturally, I corrected her by saying that they were buttons not knobs.
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shouldn't they be buttobs? or knuttons...
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08-11-2011, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by paulv
When I grew up, it would have been the sofa, the rugs, lamp shades, etc. Sounds like we came from the same 'hood.
Ciao,
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It's an "eye-talian" thing isn't it !
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Last edited by Johnny Danger; 08-11-2011 at 11:34 AM.
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08-12-2011, 04:00 AM
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Johnny,
Thx for the picture -- it brings back a lot of memories and it's also a great picture of your folks (or grandparents?).
Regards,
paul...
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08-12-2011, 04:21 AM
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Johnny,
Thx for the picture -- it brings back a lot of memories and it's also a great picture of your folks (or grandparents?).
Regards,
paul...
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Neither . But if they were, they'd be my great grandparents !
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08-12-2011, 04:27 AM
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The photo must have been taken at some special occassion because no one was allowed into the "parlor" except at those times. Ed
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08-12-2011, 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by cvhs18472
The photo must have been taken at some special occassion because no one was allowed into the "parlor" except at those times. Ed
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Ed,
That's right -- the only one who would go into the "parlor" in my folk's house was my mother -- and only to dust everything! I passed through a few times (walking on a plastic rug runner, of course) but never allowed to sit on that uncomfortable, gaudy looking furniture that really belongs in a museum and not a living room!!
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08-16-2011, 05:04 AM
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I never use the radio in the Box, so I guess I don't know about sticky knobs  .
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08-16-2011, 11:43 AM
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My "seek" knob is also sticky on the boxster radio. I'm glad I found this thread.
As for causes, my guess is heat. Melting.
Also, my seek knob tracks up and down even when I only turn it clockwise.
For example, I could be on 99.1
I turn it clockwise to go up and it goes to 99.9
I turn it clockwise again to go higher, but it goes back down to 99.1
Samething happened when I changes stations in a counter clockwise motion, but it is not as bad.
It takes me a while to get to the radio station I want. Any ideas?
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08-16-2011, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ProjectM96
My "seek" knob is also sticky on the boxster radio. I'm glad I found this thread.
As for causes, my guess is heat. Melting.
Also, my seek knob tracks up and down even when I only turn it clockwise.
For example, I could be on 99.1
I turn it clockwise to go up and it goes to 99.9
I turn it clockwise again to go higher, but it goes back down to 99.1
Samething happened when I changes stations in a counter clockwise motion, but it is not as bad.
It takes me a while to get to the radio station I want. Any ideas?
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My radio does something similar; even when changing CD tracks . My guess is that the CDR-220 is just a sensitive unit .
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