Needle Paint?
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Nicely done, as usual, Gary! My preference is the orange spectrum. You mentioned that the NOS gauges vary some in color. On my truck, the original tachometer needle faded considerably more than did the rest even though exposed to the same conditions, so apparently, not only might the needle color have varied when new, but the fade characteristics might also be different.
Gary, when I used the HiPo paint I cleaned it up with water
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One difference here is that the tach is the only gauge with a plastic needle. The early closed style tachs have a metal base, but the needle is plastic. The open style tachs have an all plastic needle. I am thinking the tachs may also have come from a different vendor than the rest of the gauges?
Gary, when I used the HiPo paint I cleaned it up with water
Gary, when I used the HiPo paint I cleaned it up with water
But, the Testor's shrugs off water. That plus the fact that the bottle says "Flammable" suggests it is oil-based. Which would explain why it coated the plastic from the milk jug much better than the HiPo did. And, it might also adhere to a plastic needle better.
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You know they now make car/truck paint that is water based used mostly on the left coast.
I had seen pictures of a car done by a non-painter and looked pretty good.
I tried to use water based paint to do an RC truck body and did not like it but painting from the inside out made it look a little better.
Dave ----
I had seen pictures of a car done by a non-painter and looked pretty good.
I tried to use water based paint to do an RC truck body and did not like it but painting from the inside out made it look a little better.
Dave ----
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I'll can tell you this - after having the headlight/wiper illumination being [by far] the brightest part of my dash, the fresh needles and the blue LEDs [sans lamp shades] are nothing short of pure pleasure!
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