To contribute to the forum, I post photos of a "repair" of my 1984 shift console by applying R-Vinyl "zebrano" wrap (ebay, ~$8 worth). After doing this, my recommendation for next time is to sand the old finish off and refinish. The degraded parts came off in big sheets w/ a putty knife, but I had to resort to a razor scraper at the fwd end where it was still secure and the finish came off tediously in tiny shards. In the process, I gouged the surface in a few places (epoxy repair in 2nd photo).

I assumed the peel was a thin veneer of zebrano wood, but it appears the zebrano is solid and what peels is just the coating (polyurethane or such). Thus, if you sand to bare wood (probably faster than picking), you might recoat and get an as-new look. The vinyl coating looks OK unless you look close. It is tricky to apply since you only get one chance. I had to use 2 sheets to get the horizontal wood grain (seam between switches). I tried to wrap it over the edges and secure on the rear, but it wants to pop off so I used Superglue gel in places. Probably better to just trim it flush.

Finally, I installed a bolt to replace the plastic pin which some gomer had sheared off. Most don't know to slide the console back to clear the pin before pulling it upward. There is a plastic pin base secured in a wood groove which you can remove to tap and install a bolt w/ thin head.

Feel free to throw darts. At least I did something. BTW, you can buy a set of new wood for your W123 for only $550 from Thailand (ebay). In my cars, only the console wood takes a beating.

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