How to remove the white lines on gauge lens

[crushing]

I am installing a camaro tach in my gauge cluster. And I am trying to remove the white lines on the lens where the tach will be. And I have already messed up one lens trying to get the lines off. So I am just hoping someone can tell me different ways to try and remove the lines. Thanks for any help you can give

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by crushing

I am installing a camaro tach in my gauge cluster. And I am trying to remove the white lines on the lens where the tach will be. And I have already messed up one lens trying to get the lines off. So I am just hoping someone can tell me different ways to try and remove the lines. Thanks for any help you can give

I assume you're trying to rub it off from the back side, right? Try some Goof Off on a soft rag
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[crushing]

Yea I am rubbing the right side of the lens. That Goof Off is hand cleaner right?


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Originally Posted by Mister-B

I assume you're trying to rub it off from the back side, right? ITry some Goof Off on a soft rag
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[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by crushing

Yea I am rubbing the right side of the lens. That Goof Off is hand cleaner right?


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Not really. It's a paint remover, sticker remover, etc. It works well
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[chuckmc8]

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=512751

It may be a page or so down in this thread

[BigDaddyV]

GooOff is the best stuff in the world. I just cleaned my guage lens and removed the old color. it was the original color of the truck and didnt match the what I was going with

[cdowns]

mcguires has a product "PLASTIX" works great for polishing plastic lens and windshields etc that is what i'd use

[skorpioskorpio]

Look for Novus Plastic polish, it's wonderful stuff. For heavy scratches you use Novus #3, light scratches Novus #2, and #1 is a glaze that will glaze over the last minor haze and give the surface a smooth glossy sheen. I've actually used it on plastic so bad that I had to sand and steel wool it first to get major deep scratches off and then polish with Novus 3, 2 then 1 and you'd think it was a new piece. Be warned though if you go to the extent of sanding it's very easy to distort the flatness or thickness of the piece and when it's a lens well it starts to distort the view of what is behind it. Anyway works great on acrylics, polycarbonate, styrene and even hard rubber parts and Bakelite type parts.

[crushing]

Got the lines off with some polishing compound. Thanks for all the info guys

[wgr2112]

Goof off will mess up the plastic lens. If you use it, plan on polishing the lens afterwards.

[wgr2112]

Post some pictures of those gauges, I'd like to see what they look like! I've thought of doing the same thing myself.

[crushing]

Here is this finished product. With the cluster cover on and off






QUOTE=wgr2112;6050852]Post some pictures of those gauges, I'd like to see what they look like! I've thought of doing the same thing myself.[/QUOTE]
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[wgr2112]

Very nice!

I also thought about using the 150mph Z28 speedo. It looks like it bolts up the same as our unit.

[JOJABOY]

Originally Posted by crushing

Got the lines off with some polishing compound. Thanks for all the info guys

I did the same thing. Then I took the headlight polishing kit and they buffed out nicely. Ended up putting a USMC sticker under the lens to fill the hole for now.