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Tom Wesenberg · 02-27-2013, 12:07 PM

Mark's examples are better than the picture I posted, which was polished until the lines are not showing. If you buy an original instrument panel, (even a pretty bad one) then remove the plate around the switch, you can usually see a good example of the original buttler finish and the lines.

The embossed lines of the late 30-31 panels are not the lines in question. When I had my 1928 and 1929 panels renickeled I used a green Scotch pad to rub the lines into the finish. Bill Bixby (ebay known as phonncon) used to sell nice restored panels on ebay and at swap meets. I don't know if he has any left right now.

02-27-2013, 12:07 PM	#11
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Butler Nickel on Instrument Panel Mark's examples are better than the picture I posted, which was polished until the lines are not showing. If you buy an original instrument panel, (even a pretty bad one) then remove the plate around the switch, you can usually see a good example of the original buttler finish and the lines. The embossed lines of the late 30-31 panels are not the lines in question. When I had my 1928 and 1929 panels renickeled I used a green Scotch pad to rub the lines into the finish. Bill Bixby (ebay known as phonncon) used to sell nice restored panels on ebay and at swap meets. I don't know if he has any left right now.