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May 16, 2004 | 06:41 PM

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guage needles

Has anybody tried painting their guage needles? Mine are pretty faded, as are the ones in an otherwise very nice black cluster I have. I thought about very carefully using the paint for model cars. I've seen it used for cab emblems and it worked pretty good. Anyone had any luck with this or any other ideas?

One more question. The green inserts that go in front of the turn signal bulbs aren't too green anymore. I haven't seen new ones anywhere. Can I get them somewhere, or any ideas on what else I could use?

May 16, 2004 | 09:39 PM

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I would recomment Testors flourecent (spelling?) orange paint. It works pretty good.

I would try a junkyard for another cluster or you may be able to get green tinted replacement bulbs.

May 16, 2004 | 11:00 PM

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Yes, I have painted several with success.

Nov 9, 2015 | 10:29 AM

Buildingdavej

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I used the Orange Needle Paint from LMC, worked very well. Be careful shaking the glass bottle with the metal ball inside. Don't ask how I found that out!!