Modern Vespa

Do any of you clear coat or use clear nail polish on your buttons so the symbols don't fade off? Just curious if I should do it or not.

Nope, I just leave 'em.

And if they're gonna fade off, it's in Phoenix. Mine haven't.

The one they use the most in Italy is the horn.
You will notice the symbol is not where the thumb touches .
Turn signal switch likewise.
I'd say leave them.

You should go there sometime. They really don't honk that much. If you want to hear car horns, drive in Manhattan.

I used to live in Caserta, just north of Naples. I remember FIATS with a small flap which one could turn to keep the horn on. Maybe they have become more polite?

I wonder why FIAM and STEBEL are Italian and not say German

Um Id pay more attention to the scratches and warning labels first if youre gunning for "concourse" quality appearances!

Hama, they are fine, just leave them. They won't fade. Putting nail varnish on them may indeed damage the paint in the switches causing it to become fluid before drying. This may cause blurring of the painted lines.

I would just leave them. I will secondSTROM'S comment. It will likely damage it.

I'll chime in with leave them and if they do fade, well they fade. If you have to park outside for long periods though I'd recommend a scooter cover.

Reminds me of one work trip in Germany. I jumped into an old, older than usually in Germany taxi. It was a Merc, as they often are. The passanger side handsupport on the door was worn out so badly, it had a large hole in it. But it was really worn out, like an old marble or something - smooth, just material polished away during years of hard use.

...and to the actual question: hard plastic and nailpolish can be a bad combo. I'd just leave them, they are likely to last very long time.

Ok, I'm leaving it. Thanks for all the replies.

I only use nail polish for its original intention.

Roofing, or trim?

In days of yore I used orange nail polish to "seal" adjustment screws so i could tell if someone else had "adjusted" stuff in my stead.