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painting my gauge bezel
does anyone know names of the colors of the paint I need to use to refresh the gauge cluster bezell on my 67 cluster?
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
I'm not certain 67 is the same as later, but I suspect it is. The silver isn't paint so it's hard to duplicate, as is the black which is some sort of coating, at least on plastic interior parts I've worked with.
There are places that redo parts like this. A local place I talked to said the silver is an aluminum plate/coating that begins to come off right away. When I painted a bezel silver and black, I didn't like the result. I've soaked 2ng gen Camaro dash lowers and bezel in purple power to remove all coatings and then sprayed w/ SEM semigloss, or matte finish and I think it looks good w/o the silver accents. I plan on doing the same with the 72 truck, or just use a decent used bezel since it will fit with my junk truck. Anyway, I doubt there are names... |
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
Im wantimg to go with the original silve and the bezel is textured
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
How difficult is it to remove/install that cluster bezel? I know I need to replace some bulbs, at least.
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
The bulbs mount from the back, they twist twist out easily and new one twist right back in. You don't need to remove the cluster at all to change any of the bulbs.
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
I used rust oleum texture coat on this 67 glovebox door. It closely matches the texture of the bezel.
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
"India Black" and "Argent Silver."
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
Rhanks orange thats just what i needed. Appreciate it guys. Ill post pics of how it comes out
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
update..... ok i cannot find these two colors anywhere india black and argent silver in rattle cans.. does anyone know a chain store or a website that sells these in spray cans?
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
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Couple coats of this and my rallys like brand new with that greenish silver color to them Tom
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
cool. ill call them now
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
Cool
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
The texture is in the plastic and silver paint won't look anything like the original silver. You may get close with a chrome pain, but paint is still way thicker than the original coating.
If you want it to look like new, you'll need to buy a repro bezel. |
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
I believe they don't reproduce '67 bezels.
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
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EARNHARDT is correct, they don't reproduce the '67 bezel. Read this thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...64#post6214464 LockDoc
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
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India Black is pretty much just Flat Black. Argent Silver is a little darker than normal Silver spray paint. Lighter than Gunmetal or Pewter. I used Testers Flat Black for the flat panel and Fawn for the edging and gauge surrounds on my '68 C/10.
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Re: painting my gauge bezel
Sorry, I didn't realize 67 had a different finish. I've noticed and have a bezel with a hole for choke I guess.
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