I did most of the restoration of the gauges cluster and housing on my ‘46. This one was in somewhat better shape, as far as the housing and bezel though. It was all a learning experience. There is a Tech Tip, see the tool bar above and follow it to the section that discusses the speedometer work. That tip was very helpful. However, I still ended up having to send it away to get recalibrated. Not sure if I bungled some part of the rebuild or what. The experience was worth the time and effort from my perspective.
The vendors sell vinyl, precuts for the gauge faces and the odometer numbers. Application of those is a bit tricky, but patience and persistence will win that battle.
Bench testing the gauges is recommended will is fairly straightforward.
If the temp gauge tubing is intact you should be good to go, otherwise it will probably need replacement. Vendors sell those.
A lesson was learned the hard way on the glass cleaning. The numbers were initially painted on and at least on this one the paint was thin and didn’t take well to glass cleaner. Luckily I discovered that quickly and then used cotton tips to clean around them.
Good luck!
