Careful when cleaning knobs...

Just a quick "heads up": Be very gentle when cleaning the knobs off. I made the mistake of going at 25 years of grime with some 409 and a toothbrush. I ended up totally wiping out a couple of the numbers before I realized it. The silk screening comes off very easy. Use just a dry cloth, or maybe dampen it a little with water. In either case go SLOW and watch what is happening.

Yeah... Tell me about it... Man I still haven't forgiven myself.
Paul

Me three. Is there anyway to reapply the paint?

i found that a toothbrsuh and warm hand wash worked fine.

There are several posts (mainly by me) about this phenomenon posted on this site... I guessed you missed them!
I made the mistake of SOAKING a whole set in hot water and detergent for an hour and most of the sikscreened numbers just lifted off and floated away without ANY scrubbing!
In cases like this, new Fender skited knobs are your best friend (when replaced as a whole set).
Steve

I used Armor All, and a toothbrush and did ONLY the actual knob....didn't touch the skirt. Then, I dabbed the knob dry. It worked like a charm and the knobs look new again.