Severly corroded window buttons

[SynisterQ]

Hi Everybody,

I've noticed 4 or more of my window buttons are rusted and or the paint is starting to fade on them. Back in the day, we used to use a hammer and chisel to carefully remove them. Does anybody else have a better way to remove them? Perhaps cut a deep groove in the center with a Dremel tool and then use a huge flat head screwdriver to remove them? I'm thinking they might be extremely corroded underneath where they're threaded so it might be too risky to even try to remove them.

[Q45tech]

Common, cut slot use small flat thin screw driver, replace with new.

[maxnix]

Hmmmm......thought 1994 and later had the newer non-corroding ones.

Early ones were bad.

[qship96]

On my 96Q, 2 of the buttons have the paint flaking off due to rubbing against the rubber molding when lowering/raising the window.

They have been like this for about 2 years, and they are NOT rusting at all,even though the metal is showing, and here in Md we do get snow/salted roads. One day,I will sand and repaint current buttons

[SynisterQ]

On my 96Q, 2 of the buttons have the paint flaking off due to rubbing against the rubber molding when lowering/raising the window.

They have been like this for about 2 years, and they are NOT rusting at all,even though the metal is showing, and here in Md we do get snow/salted roads. One day,I will sand and repaint current buttons

Thank you for the responses. I was thinking of doing the same thing Qship, I doubt it would be too hard. Depends on the price of the new buttons of course.