So, I got some rubber pads in for my Super Nintendo pads.  Replaced the ones in my best condition pad.  Feels pretty good. The start and select buttons feel shorter than I remember. And the D-pad feels pretty stiff at the moment. But it's been so long I don't remember what they were like when they were new!

Overall it feels pretty damn good.

Got some thoughts about where to go next.  I'm thinking I may need to try region-free and 50/60hz switch before I get too far into trying to restore the shell.

It's been a while, but finally the stars have aligned and my Super Famicom lives again.

One of the weirdest things to deal with about the Super Famicom is how much like the domestic PAL version of the console it looks. Even down to the shape of the games. Always gotta be paying attention to which version of the system I'm using else I accidently put one of my PAL carts in there by accident!