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Repainting gauge faces ??
Hello,
has anyone tried to repaint gauge faces (small gauges for example) ? Repainting the background of the faces is not the problem, but the numbers and lines !:ack: I tried to paint the numbers using a very small brush. You may know what happend. I donīt want to use any overlays offered at the auction site. The faces should look like original after repainting, with white or light green numbers. Are there any templates available to spray the gauge faces ? Thanks Uli |
Originally Posted by Black Stingray
(Post 1580201944)
...Are there any templates available to spray the gauge faces?...
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Bad idea. No way to keep the lines straight enough to look right with a brush.
Best idea is to just replace the dial faces...but you have to remove rivets and put new ones back in. For the amount of trouble it is, you may just want to buy new replacement gauges. Curious: Why did you need to repaint the numbers/faces? |
I've made some speedometer faces, using rub on dry transfer lettering. I started clean, by sanding and painting the face satin black. Then the numbers, followed by satin clear. Dug up the number sheets, and have some made by Woodland Scenics, Mecanorma, and Datak Corp. Some Datak's I have, are even full face gauge patterns, minus the numbers. I used to find these at graphic supply stores and hobby shops, but not many of these around any more. Surely, you can locate some on the internet.
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Originally Posted by 7T1vette
(Post 1580203237)
Curious: Why did you need to repaint the numbers/faces?
Uli |
send them out, have them done....plenty of companies that do it
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Originally Posted by Vette5.5
(Post 1580203360)
I've made some speedometer faces, using rub on dry transfer lettering. I started clean, by sanding and painting the face satin black. Then the numbers, followed by satin clear. Dug up the number sheets, and have some made by Woodland Scenics, Mecanorma, and Datak Corp. Some Datak's I have, are even full face gauge patterns, minus the numbers. I used to find these at graphic supply stores and hobby shops, but not many of these around any more. Surely, you can locate some on the internet.
Uli |
Originally Posted by BOSTONCAMARO
(Post 1580203495)
send them out, have them done....plenty of companies that do it
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Hi uli,
I'm sorry, but I don't think there's anyone who can reface the gauge faces to look like the originals unless they have silkscreens set up to do all the different faces. If they have that ability, they're going to want to sell you new faces, not fool with yours. Regards, Alan |
Whitegauges sells overlays. I used the stock color. They can do minor custom work (ie: Different redline on tach)
http://www.whitegauges.net/products/...ce-Gauges.html http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/100_3016.jpg |
OK the only way to get it to look decent is to take a square toothpick and use that instead of a brush with a lot of practice it will look good enough that some one sitting in the seats will never notice. cut the tooth pick any way you want that will make this easier. This is commonly used on model cars to paint the tiny gauges, radios, and other small details. as a side note, so much as touching the original white paint on our gauges will smear it.
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I used the white overlays from whitegauges.net and the quality was very good.
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I`m not saying this will work for you, or for smaller gages.... I just want to offer it as an alternative that worked for me a few years ago.
Sorry I do not have any pictures to show how this was done. I was working on an old Pontiac, on which there were no re-pop gage faces available. The faces were a dull gun metal gray with white lettering, in very bad shape. I took them to a shop that does laser engraving. He took high res pics of them, and put the dial patterns in his computer. I then sanded them down, re-painted them, (but had to wet sand them to remove the gloss, so they looked more like the original). I returned them to the shop, and he applied a sticky back film. Then, he lasered the design into the film. I took them back home again, sprayed them white, and removed the film when the white paint dried. They turned out great! |
Originally Posted by MacVette86
(Post 1580214695)
I used the white overlays from whitegauges.net and the quality was very good.
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It would look ugly. I think you can buy new faces from most vendors.
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Originally Posted by Clubby99
(Post 1580217916)
I think you can buy new faces from most vendors.
I saw faces to buy for speedo and tach. |
Originally Posted by jon68l79
(Post 1580216668)
Do you have any pics of your white gauges? I'm interested in doing the same thing.
http://up.picr.de/9764274pyc.jpg |
Originally Posted by oldgto
(Post 1580215983)
I`m not saying this will work for you, or for smaller gages.... I just want to offer it as an alternative that worked for me a few years ago.
Sorry I do not have any pictures to show how this was done. I was working on an old Pontiac, on which there were no re-pop gage faces available. The faces were a dull gun metal gray with white lettering, in very bad shape. I took them to a shop that does laser engraving. He took high res pics of them, and put the dial patterns in his computer. I then sanded them down, re-painted them, (but had to wet sand them to remove the gloss, so they looked more like the original). I returned them to the shop, and he applied a sticky back film. Then, he lasered the design into the film. I took them back home again, sprayed them white, and removed the film when the white paint dried. They turned out great! But I think those patterns made by the shop will be expensive !? |
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Thanks for the pics! Looks :cool: I think it might liven up my all black interior a little bit. Any complaints with how it turned out and would you do it again?
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