small gauge needles
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small gauge needles
Hi, guys, does anyone know if painting the needles on the small gauges would mess up the calibration, I have been told that the paint would add weight to the needle and therefore needs to be recalibrated, any truth do this or am I better off replacing the needle rather than painting them?
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Hi, guys, does anyone know if painting the needles on the small gauges would mess up the calibration, I have been told that the paint would add weight to the needle and therefore needs to be recalibrated, any truth do this or am I better off replacing the needle rather than painting them?
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Paint them with Testors orange fluorescent (hobby lobby, michael's, local hobby store for <$2)
They'll look very original and will light up nicely under the dash lights.
If you're not going to remove the needles you can make your life easier by simply cutting a slit in a sheet of paper and pushing the paper beneath the needles to prevent getting paint on the actual gauge.
And....be VERY CAREFUL NOT to even think about touching the greenish/glow paint for the numbers/letters/symbols on the gauge face.
Last edited by Hammerhead Fred; Aug 24, 2018 at 07:42 PM.
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Ditto. These gauges are not that accurate anyway. You don't really use them for 'accuracy'; you monitor them for any unusual 'change' in the value from what you see normally.
Weight of any added paint would have a negligible effect.
Weight of any added paint would have a negligible effect.
