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BCOWANWHEELS · 12-07-2007, 10:08 PM

i,am restoring my gauge cluster and all of the gauges pointers are very faded. who sells the correct color pointer paint ?
bob

**zeusflash** · 12-07-2007, 10:29 PM

If you go to a local hobby shop you can probably find small bottles of florescent orange paint. The color I found is not exactly correct but looks very good. The needles that I painted about ten years ago are just now starting to fade a little. Be careful not to paint the needles too heavily since some gauges are very sensative to needle weight.

jpabberton · 12-07-2007, 10:33 PM

I used my daughters fluorescent orange nail polish. Worked like a charm!

sick69 · 12-07-2007, 11:16 PM

testors model paint works great!

Frank

wibilly · 12-08-2007, 01:41 AM

i used some trafic marking paint i had on the shelf

66skylarkpost · 12-08-2007, 11:26 AM

ive used testors chevy orange from a model i was working on

Luvlegs · 12-08-2007, 01:25 PM

The wife has a nail polish called "Cajun Shrimp" - she looked at me funny when I asked to borrow it - then, she asked if most truck guys had nail polish in their tool boxes..

I told her they did if they wanted their gauges to look like this... (and I showed her my handiwork).

lts70 · 12-08-2007, 03:59 PM

I just picked up some House of Colors neon orange model paint at wallyworld yesterday. It looks like it will do the job.

chevy72blu · 12-08-2007, 04:41 PM

I used the testors florescent orange as well. As long as you do all of them it will work fine

EAST SIDE LOW LIFE · 12-08-2007, 04:47 PM

Any Corvette Supply. You can try Zip Corvette Supply or a gauge restoration shop could sell you some.

esll.

glock35ipsc · 12-08-2007, 05:24 PM

I used Testers from Wally World.

12-07-2007, 10:08 PM	#1
BCOWANWHEELS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: KINGSPORT,TN. Posts: 3,035	gauge needle paint who makes it ? i,am restoring my gauge cluster and all of the gauges pointers are very faded. who sells the correct color pointer paint ? bob __________________ I BELIEVE IN JOHN 3:16

12-07-2007, 10:29 PM	#2
zeusflash Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Post Falls,Idaho Posts: 691	Re: gauge needle paint who makes it ? If you go to a local hobby shop you can probably find small bottles of florescent orange paint. The color I found is not exactly correct but looks very good. The needles that I painted about ten years ago are just now starting to fade a little. Be careful not to paint the needles too heavily since some gauges are very sensative to needle weight. __________________ '69 3/4 ton 427 CST Pickup '71 CST Blazer '72 GMC 3/4 4x4

12-07-2007, 10:33 PM	#3
jpabberton madcow Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 86	Re: gauge needle paint who makes it ? I used my daughters fluorescent orange nail polish. Worked like a charm! __________________ _____________________________________________ 1970 SWB 4x4 350 4 speed Factory AC

12-07-2007, 11:16 PM	#4
sick69 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: colorado springs colorado Posts: 737	Re: gauge needle paint who makes it ? testors model paint works great! Frank __________________ 70 chevy lwb c10 454/th400 and a 9" rearend suicide doors, marker light fuel fill, 4" cowl , mini tub

12-08-2007, 01:41 AM	#5
wibilly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: northwestern wi Posts: 2,111	Re: gauge needle paint who makes it ? i used some trafic marking paint i had on the shelf __________________ common sense isn't so common anymore

12-08-2007, 11:26 AM	#6
66skylarkpost Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kearney,nebraska Posts: 443	Re: gauge needle paint who makes it ? ive used testors chevy orange from a model i was working on __________________ '70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car

12-08-2007, 01:25 PM	#7
Luvlegs Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Smith Mountain Lake Virginia Posts: 1,537	Re: gauge needle paint who makes it ? The wife has a nail polish called "Cajun Shrimp" - she looked at me funny when I asked to borrow it - then, she asked if most truck guys had nail polish in their tool boxes.. I told her they did if they wanted their gauges to look like this... (and I showed her my handiwork). __________________ "A cat will almost always blink when hit between the eyes with a ball peen hammer" (you don't always have to state the obvious) Wear your PPE! You can eat with false teeth but you can't see with a false eye. 1959 Studebaker Silverhawk 350/400 1972 C10 L6 3OTT 2005 F350 - Built - whew!

12-08-2007, 03:59 PM	#8
lts70 1970 Daily Driver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glenns Ferry IDAHO Posts: 1,037	Re: gauge needle paint who makes it ? I just picked up some House of Colors neon orange model paint at wallyworld yesterday. It looks like it will do the job. __________________ It's not truly yours if you didn't build it yourself or if you don't do your own maintenance.

12-08-2007, 04:41 PM	#9
chevy72blu Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,188	Re: gauge needle paint who makes it ? I used the testors florescent orange as well. As long as you do all of them it will work fine __________________ RIP EastSideLowLife '72 C20 SWB convert. 5 lug, LS1/4l60e

12-08-2007, 04:47 PM	#10
EAST SIDE LOW LIFE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C., Canada Posts: 1,602	Re: gauge needle paint who makes it ? Any Corvette Supply. You can try Zip Corvette Supply or a gauge restoration shop could sell you some. esll. __________________ Tomorrow is for doing today's stuff. ************************************* This truck has just the right amount of energy for me! Author: Warren Lake .... (member)

12-08-2007, 05:24 PM	#11
glock35ipsc Next project: 1970 K10 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colo 80524 Posts: 6,685	Re: gauge needle paint who makes it ? I used Testers from Wally World. __________________ *Bob* 1970 Chevy K10 LWB "Goldie" 350/TH350 *next project!!* 1981 Chevy C10 LWB 355/TH350 - My son's truck LS SWAP FORUM! Tons of LS swap info here! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE GREATEST BOARD ON THE NET! CLICK HERE FOR THE FAQ INDEX by KRUE



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