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Bez Auto Alchemy
573-318-8948
http://bezautoalchemy.com
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I just bought a set of gauges for a 1950 Commander, but the needle of the oil gauge is getting dark.
These are the glow in the dark gauges, and I'd like to recoat the needle if it's possible.
These are nicer than the ones in the Land Cruiser, so I'll swap them.
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Nice work Bez, they look Great! Are the Red/Orange markings the only thing that is actually re-painted?
That HAS to be an Art.StudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967
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Originally posted by StudeRich View PostNice work Bez, they look Great! Are the Red/Orange markings the only thing that is actually re-painted?
That HAS to be an Art.
Clocks get the winding coil removed, and the mechanism under checked for wear. The points are dressed with a fine diamond wheel on a Fordham flex shaft from my jewelry days. Then the mechanism gets blasted with Kroil and blown clean, blasted with alcohol, and blown clean again, thn sewing machine oil on pivots. The face gets the same treatment as getting the needles painted, and faces cleared. The lens is plastic on Avanti clocks, so they get polished.
Tachs get checked to make sure the pivots are tight, and the moving coil magnet has free full sweep without rubbing anything. The light mask behind the lenses get sand blasted, and repainted white on the back side, and flat black on the front. The bezels never get hammered back in place, but I roll them on without any shock to the instrument.
If the rectifiers are burnt or resistors, or plain wire coils burnt then I can repair them, but resistance heat wires I can't . Anything worse to the faces and guts, I would send out to be professionally re-faced.Bez Auto Alchemy
573-318-8948
http://bezautoalchemy.com
"Don't believe every internet quote" Abe Lincoln
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Originally posted by TWChamp View PostI just bought a set of gauges for a 1950 Commander, but the needle of the oil gauge is getting dark.
These are the glow in the dark gauges, and I'd like to recoat the needle if it's possible.
These are nicer than the ones in the Land Cruiser, so I'll swap them.
BTW Cleaning the faces with alcohol did wonders. The gauges were in better shape than they first appeared."In the heart of Arkansas."
Searcy, Arkansas
1952 Commander 2 door. Really fine 259.
1952 2R pickup
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Originally posted by 52-fan View PostSome of my needles were chipped. I used a mixture of glow-in-the-dark craft paint and some gray acrylic paint on mine. Both came from Wal-Mart. The glow paint was too green so I kept mixing in grey until it looked right. I still need to improve my dash lights, but it does glow.
BTW Cleaning the faces with alcohol did wonders. The gauges were in better shape than they first appeared.
BTW, when I bought my 50 Champion about 4 years ago, the gauges were so dim that I thought all the bulbs were burned out. After I let the car set outside in the bright sunlight a few times, it seems they are much brighter now.
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Tom (TWChamp), you probably have a lot of dust and dirt on the Ultra Violet Lenses in the Gauges, loose Bulb sockets, dead bulbs etc. unless you have been there, Done that already.StudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967
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Bez, what paint did you use on the needles?Don Wilson, Centralia, WA
40 Champion 4 door*
50 Champion 2 door*
53 Commander K Auto*
53 Commander K overdrive*
55 President Speedster
62 GT 4Speed*
63 Avanti R1*
64 Champ 1/2 ton
* Formerly owned
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Orange Acrylic enamel from a hobby store.Bez Auto Alchemy
573-318-8948
http://bezautoalchemy.com
"Don't believe every internet quote" Abe Lincoln
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Originally posted by StudeRich View PostTom (TWChamp), you probably have a lot of dust and dirt on the Ultra Violet Lenses in the Gauges, loose Bulb sockets, dead bulbs etc. unless you have been there, Done that already.
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Originally posted by TWChamp View PostI was thinking it could be that also, but am not looking forward to laying upside down under the dash. I'm not a teen anymore. LOL"In the heart of Arkansas."
Searcy, Arkansas
1952 Commander 2 door. Really fine 259.
1952 2R pickup
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