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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Crescent,Ok
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painting my gauge needles
any tips? or pics?
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Re: painting my gauge needles
go to a model store to get the paint and brush
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Re: painting my gauge needles
would spray paint not work?
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Re: painting my gauge needles
Spray paint can get messy.
You can take a piece of paper and cut a slit in it from one edge. Slide it in/around the pivot shaft for your gauge needle. Overlap the paper a hair (so there is no crack to allow paint thru onto the gauge face) and secure it with some tape. Paint the needle, when dry remove the paper. Wheter you brush or spray, remember the needles are old and VERY fragile. IE you can break them easily by messing with them (ask me how I know ![]()
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Re: painting my gauge needles
alright ima try that tonight hope i dont get any paint on gauge...haha and i better not break one!! o well thats why someone invented glue...
wish me luck |
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Re: painting my gauge needles
Just dont pull the needles off.LOL There was a post a few years back, I dont think the guy ever did get them calibrated again.
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Re: painting my gauge needles
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Re: painting my gauge needles
o dang im glad you said that i was thinking about doin that...
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Re: painting my gauge needles
well it went great!! they turned out looking good ill get a pic up in the next few days
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Grundy Virginia
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Re: painting my gauge needles
first thing you need is a can (spray can) of KRYLON 3101 "red glowing orange flourescent", a few Qtips, some type of thick paper to slip around the needles to prevent splatter or dribblings, (slit the paper and wrap around until only the needles are exposed then spray some paint into the spray can lid and use a Qtip like a paint brush apply 2 coats about 20 mins apart then allow 2 hours for complete dry time.
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Pontiac, Michigan
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Re: painting my gauge needles
they are actually removable. it takes some care, but it can be done.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Johnson City Tennessee
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Re: painting my gauge needles
here is some that i restored and painted teh needles
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() you need to use folroscent orange for them to look correct and the techinique that i used was the cut the slit in the paper trick and it worked out good cause i sold the gauges for 50 bucks or so
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Re: painting my gauge needles
I just spray painted them international red lol i prob should of done them orange but i kind of like them red!
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