Finish on 69 Chevelle 4-spd bench shifter bezel

[scuncio]

Hi folks, someone painted the shifter bezel on my Chevelle and I want to strip the paint without harming the original finish underneath. Is this just a matte finish chrome, and can I use paint remover without risking marring the original finish?

Thanks.

[CC Rider]

Mine is a natural, matte finish that I polish when needed. Except for the black inset, I don't think it was painted, and don't think it was chromed.

Will laquer thinner take the paint off?

[Charley Lillard]

mine looks like a silver type paint ?

[scuncio]

Thanks guys. I used lacquer thinner to get some of the paint off. The tougher stuff I scraped lightly with a razor blade. I think the original finish was supposed to be a light silver dusting of paint like Charley's pics show. Now mine looks like a semi-shiny chrome so I might hit it with some light silver.

Thanks again for the help.

Charley, what car is that?

[bergy]

I couldn't decide how to restore mine. Finally, I had it re-chromed and then I painted the inset black. The chrome was kind of a matte finish because of the rough surface. Looked really nice.

[mockingbird812]

Charleys pix jive w my original interior 32k mi '69 Chevelle bezel bench seat no console.

[Charley Lillard]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: scuncio</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks guys. I used lacquer thinner to get some of the paint off. The tougher stuff I scraped lightly with a razor blade. I think the original finish was supposed to be a light silver dusting of paint like Charley's pics show. Now mine looks like a semi-shiny chrome so I might hit it with some light silver.

Thanks again for the help.

Charley, what car is that? </div></div>

[scuncio]

Cool car.

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: scuncio</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Cool car. </div></div>

Very cool!

[mockingbird812]

Here is one from day two....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/mockingbird812/69%20Blk%20Red%20L78%20Velle/TrophyChevelle028_2.jpg



Here is a more recent photo (cool car Charley - what's the story?)...


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/mockingbird812/69%20Blk%20Red%20L78%20Velle/IMG_2315.jpg