QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Dec 24 2018, 01:30 AM)
The faceplate on my car looks like crap. Has anyone restored one? Sorry for the hijack
You can definitely refinish them. There are a few tricky pieces. The blue sections are bits of plastic glued in, you can pry them out but they might crack. Same with the white arrows if your year has that -- and BTW, those white arrows are actually glow in the dark material. The red/blue lights can be carefully popped out from the back, the grills painted and the plastic lens cleaned. Mask anything you're not removing, sand the face with a flat sanding block, paint with a flat black.
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And here's one I did for a 911 with all new blues and new glow in the dark plastic.
Wow! I had no idea they could be refinished like this. Thanks for the "how to".