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anyone know what the correct paint is for the heater control needles?

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Old 05-27-2015, 02:09 PM
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Default anyone know what the correct paint is for the heater control needles?

im redoing my interior right now, and all the paint has flaked off the original needles, and the replacement ones i bought came unpainted.

so, does anyone know the correct, or close to, color for those?
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I would recommend Testor's red-orange flourescent paint in the small [model] bottle. Orange is too bright; red is too dull. But red-orange is a pretty good match.

If you already have a bottle of 'red' and a bottle of 'orange', just mix up a bit with 50/50 ratio...that should be pretty close.
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Hi au,
Sort of a reddish orange or orangish red?
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Originally Posted by Alan 71
Hi au,
Sort of a reddish orange or orangish red?
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im going to say orangish red, but ill have to look at the needles to confirm that.
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