your best option would be to purchase a damaged 3000 and salvage the faceplate, I suspect your damage is down to UV rays....I had a 4000 with a similar problem. Martin may have one laying in his dungeon......drop him a line to find out.

Craig

I've had an idea, but not yet tested, that scanning and then printing a reversed (enhanced/remastered) image on a laser printer might provide a way to transfer a new decal onto the surface.    I've successfully transferred toner onto aluminum tape, so it should sort of work, I just don't know it will be good enough.

fkatze wrote:

I've successfully transferred toner onto aluminum tape

Please could you elaborate on your process, please?

matador43 wrote:

Please could you elaborate on your process, please?

Print mirror image onto paper, maybe high quality gloss paper or photo paper using a laser printer.    The toner on the page can be transfered via heat.  This is often exploited for metal etching/pcb printing.  It may not be super robust, but many of the original transfers are pretty delicate, so...

I have transferred print to a bit of aluminium tape just using a standard household iron. I might start doing this on units I service to detail work done and when.  Handy for part sizes eg belts too.