Re: Gauge paint? - not the needles!
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Originally Posted by Steve Cole
I noticed the markings on the instrument gauges are a light greenish color, has anyone found a paint that was real close to the original color? I am going to install a later model clock but the numbers and markings are white, I though it would look more factory if the markings were the greenish color the other gauges are. I'm not sure how I would do this but I thought I would see if the correct paint was available first. Any thoughts on how to re-color the markings?
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I mixed a few drops of green paint in clear coat several years ago to and sprayed the entire gauge face on one of that dashes that had a 70's Camaro tach installed in the center, and it turned out pretty good. I experimented by dropping one drop of green in the clear at a time and spraying it on something white until I got a pretty good match. The green tilt was so subtle that it only affected the white markings and you couldn't see it on the black face of the guage once installed.
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