[1970cstblazer]

Originally Posted by PbFut

I have 72 parchment panels. They had this dried crusty appearance. I thought maybe old dy or other coating a po might have used. My panels also have the metal faux painted insets. The aftermarket panels do not have the inset correct making for ill fitting panels. A member suggested I spend some time and attempt a deep clean. I found simple green, blue scotchbrte pads and a lot of scrubbing resulted in a near perfect panel. It took about 2 hours on each. The faux wood inserts were also cooked in the so cal sun. I failed at the artistic end of repainting the wood grain. New inset can be purchased but pricey. I decided to dy the scrolled section of the panel normally hidden from view by faux wood inset and keep the trim ring. Net result was way better than expected. Cost was about 30 bucks all in with dy and cleaning products
Edit:to be clear, only the brown section was dyed. The light colored area is the result of cleaning. This is a original factory panel.

That's sharp.