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07-05-2015, 03:36 PM
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Gauge restoration
I am at the point in my project where i am working on all the little details. I was starting to restore my gauge faces and noticed that white silk screening is untouchable without it smearing. Is there anyone out there making decals?
My wife owns a small printing business and we have a vinyl decal cutter, I was thinking of getting her to reproduce the gauge faces in vinyl so they can be painted by anyone with a little patience and some black, white and fluorescent orange for the needles. If she can cut the vinyl with enough detail would anyone else be interested?
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07-05-2015, 04:56 PM
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Re: Gauge restoration
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07-05-2015, 05:08 PM
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Re: Gauge restoration
I believe lmc has stickers and black number plastic but I bet you could make em cheaper
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07-05-2015, 05:17 PM
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Re: Gauge restoration
www.whitegauges.com. you can find them on Ebay as well. They also offer them in many colors.
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07-05-2015, 05:20 PM
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Re: Gauge restoration
I am talking about painting them like original not a sticker, you'd use the vinyl for template then peel off when done, a proper restoration.
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07-05-2015, 05:21 PM
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Re: Gauge restoration
I see now, sorry I misunderstood
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07-05-2015, 05:40 PM
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Re: Gauge restoration
No, there aren't any templates to repaint your gauges. You could ship them out to a place like classic instruments but that'd cost more than a brand new tach cluster. The cheapest solution is stock design vinyl replacements.
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07-05-2015, 06:18 PM
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Re: Gauge restoration
Ya, I don't know how well it is going to turn out yet, the lines are very fine
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07-05-2015, 08:18 PM
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Re: Gauge restoration
I was thinking you could use the stickers as a template
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07-05-2015, 09:03 PM
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Re: Gauge restoration
That's a good idea
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07-06-2015, 12:30 PM
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Re: Gauge restoration
whitepages.net will take you directly to a site i just placed an order with. Seems to be a good value, first experience though.
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