gauge cluster cleaning?
 

So the other day I pulled apart my gauge cluster to clean/fix bulbs and gauges that werent working.

How do you clean the gauges themselves without smearing the painted letters/numbers? I tried using a dry paper towel but it started smearing just a tiny bit. Thanks.

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Compressed air and a clean and dry detail brush/paint brush.

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While u have it out I would suggest, in my humble opinion, to get some chrome rattle can and take your gauges out then spray the back drop. It will make it a lot brighter for way cheeped.
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this is the best idea for them since they have a blue hue to them
and paint the front too the metal rusts
I used air and Qtips for dusting,dry paper towels
carefully tho as too hard will leave swirls on the face
I used green dash bulbs in it

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I'll bet you a toonie there was in fact a sawzall also involved. :lol:

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and i added a second colour red to the 78

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Silver paint and LED 194 bulbs. I got mine from superbrightleds.com. And obviously a sawzall.

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The clear part can be shined up with a headlight buffing kit.

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not till i put the radio in lol

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Thanks for the responses yall.


Did you ever have any problems with the circuit board on the back? Mine is falling apart.

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Don't use chrome or silver paint, it will make the lighting worse. paint the cluster case gloss white, it'll increase the lighting dramatically.

I tried the chrome paint first, it turned out terrible, could barely see the gauges at night. I pulled the whole cluster apart again to replace the printed circuit, and I re-did the inside of the case with gloss white. Far better, with just the stock bulbs it was much brighter.

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I got the opposite results using Chrome Paint. I did the cluster and back side of gauge cover......

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=296187

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some paths lifted but flatted them out and used crazy glue to hold them back down
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Motornut can you please give details on how you painted the gauge needles?

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I had them out of the cluster
cut squares of printer paper
and a thin slit to the middle
slide under the needle, pulling the pin into the slit
turn paper as needed
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Thank you Motornut I was wondering if something like that might work.