Throttles need refreshed. The ends look faded?

[8266Y]

The end of my throttles have the black round plastic ends. The plastic ends look like they are starting to fade. Does anyone know a product to make them look new?

[Kristin Winter]

Have you tried finding new ones?

[8266Y]

No,.... I guess I could call Webco.

They are not in that bad of shape. I was hoping there was a trick to re-stain the black. I thought a leather stain like for shoes would work but I would hate for the stain to come off on your hand,..lol

[Jody Brausch]

I've been looking for new throttle knob replacements for a couple of years. I spoke with Webco and they have indicated that they had no throttle knobs in inventroy, and couldn't say when (if ever) they would be getting more in stock. I have "haunted" the fly markets at Oshkosh and Sun-N-Fun to no avail. If you happen to find any in your search, could you please report it back here? Mine are servicable, but beginning to fade and I would very much like to replace them. Good luck with your search.

Take Care,
Jody

[SLIMDREDGER]

If you are talking about the colors on the throttles, mixtures, and prop knobs in the PA 30.....I removed the plastic knobs from the metal arms, sprayed them with a primer that helps paint stick to plastic....and then used spray cans again to return them to the origianl colors.

No problems after 2 or 3 years use, and they do look better.
A. H. Powers ICS 2978