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Old 12-09-2008, 12:36 PM   #1
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gauge needles?

When you guys rebuild a gauge cluster how and what do you guys use to repaint the gauge needles when they are faded? thanks Rick
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Old 12-09-2008, 01:33 PM   #2
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Re: gauge needles?

I used industrial marking paint (spray bomb)
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Old 12-09-2008, 02:29 PM   #3
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nail polish
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Old 12-09-2008, 02:57 PM   #4
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Re: gauge needles?

I went to the local hobby shop and bought a small bottle of testors chevy orange or red paint and the smallest brush I could find...

http://www.testors.com/products/137014

or

http://www.testors.com/products/136975

Works great!
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Old 12-09-2008, 03:24 PM   #5
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Re: gauge needles?

model paint and a small brush works really good and cheap.
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Old 12-09-2008, 03:48 PM   #6
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Re: gauge needles?

cut a slit in a piece of paper to cover everything but the needle, and use a small can of model spray paint
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Old 12-09-2008, 03:58 PM   #7
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Re: gauge needles?

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I went to the local hobby shop and bought a small bottle of testors chevy orange paint and the smallest brush I could find...

That's what I used. Came out nice
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Old 12-09-2008, 04:05 PM   #8
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Re: gauge needles?

you should post some pics of the needles.
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