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| | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 19 | I am now in the mid stream of refinishing the gauge's. I drilled out the aluminum rivet the holds the face plate to the gauge works with 5/64" drill bit. I will redrill the holes with a #44 drill and use #2 machine screw and nut to reassemble. With my thick farmer fingers, this is tweezer work.
The pointer or needle is painted some off-white color, it seams to have a green tint. Did these original needles glow or luminous in the dark? What color or paint have you used? All opinions on this issue will be appreciated.
Woodie | | | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 543 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 543 | Doubt they were luminous...supposed to be lighted by small bulbs in the back.. Mine, however, don't even have the bulb fixtures. In both the gauge cluster and spedo I think there were five bulbs in all... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 45 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 45 | In my 55 series 2 the needles were all a light green color like the glow in the dark stuff...although they dont glow. I'm a VW restoration shop and simply used some 1966 VW bahama blue (which really isnt blue) that I had in stock. It was almost perfect.
If I wouldnt have had the paint Id have just picked up some rustoleum fusion or krylon in a similar color.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | I don't know what year your truck is, but my needles are white. I just used some white-out, easier than spray painting. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 19 | '51, 3100 AD, I always forget. White out, sounds easier when a rattle can.
Woodie | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | ....and I use Appliance White | | |
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