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04-02-2002, 10:08 PM
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Big Block Power
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Jersey
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DASH HELP!!!!
does any one know where i can get a dash lens. i am planning on putting togther a camaro tach and speedo combo for my truck, the only problem is that i used the old lens as a test part to see what would remove the numbers on the lens, i found a shot of carb cleaner would take it right off, so when i got my new lens today i did the samething, but this time the carb cleaner melted the plastic, so now i am stuck, if anyone has any advice on how to get the numbers off with out ruining the plastic, that would be great, already tried paint thinner, plastic polish, brake fluid, an egg, and even soda, anything that cuts paint, nothing is working PLEASE HELP
------------------ 69 CST 10 496/700R4 10.40 @ 135mph, and its street legal!!!! 89 F/S Blazer 388, vortec blower,(eats SST's and s@!ts Lightnings) 67 Chevelle 350H/327, L79 screamer!! 97 Grand Am GT (wifes car)its not all that fast but it handles awesome!! Its not how much it costs, it how well you hide it from your wife!!!! |
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04-02-2002, 10:13 PM
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Shortbox wanna-be.
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Fort St.John, British Columbia, Canada
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Since its wrecked already, try some oven cleaner, that may do it, but it may harm it, I don't know for sure.
------------------ Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada 1970 Chevy C20 Custom Camper #s matching 402BB Turbo 400 trans. Air conditioning, power steering, manual brakes. 73,600 Original Miles!! (Add on 2000 more from raod trip!)
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04-02-2002, 10:21 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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I think someone was saying to use polish...maybe it was rubbing compound, but I'd think the compound would gouge it.
------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio |
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04-02-2002, 10:31 PM
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Big Block Power
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Jersey
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It does i already tried that, polishing and rubbing compound, even tried it with a buffing wheel on my dremel, all that did was sling the plastic polish in my face
------------------ 69 CST 10 496/700R4 10.40 @ 135mph, and its street legal!!!! 89 F/S Blazer 388, vortec blower,(eats SST's and s@!ts Lightnings) 67 Chevelle 350H/327, L79 screamer!! 97 Grand Am GT (wifes car)its not all that fast but it handles awesome!! Its not how much it costs, it how well you hide it from your wife!!!! |
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04-02-2002, 10:33 PM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Storm Lake, Ia
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I have done 3 now and I used a razor blade really lightly and laquer thinner.The lines are raised so blade will strip them off but---------go really slow.Then clean lightly just where lines were with laquer thinner. every once in a while use windex so laquer thinner doesn't eat into plastic lens.Big trick is to take your time!!!
------------------[list] [*] 1972 Cheyenne Super 20 LWB[*] 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB[*] 1972 Chevy Custom 20[*] 1971 Cheyenne 10 LWB[*] 1968 1/2 ton lwb project[*] 2 1980 camaros 1 done 1 getting started[*] 3 1949 ford 8n tractors[*] 1987 camaro[*] 1996 Chevy Tahoe /[list]
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04-02-2002, 11:12 PM
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Big Block Power
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Jersey
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hey solver was that an old lens or a new one?
------------------ 69 CST 10 496/700R4 10.40 @ 135mph, and its street legal!!!! 89 F/S Blazer 388, vortec blower,(eats SST's and s@!ts Lightnings) 67 Chevelle 350H/327, L79 screamer!! 97 Grand Am GT (wifes car)its not all that fast but it handles awesome!! Its not how much it costs, it how well you hide it from your wife!!!! |
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04-03-2002, 01:14 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Barren County Kentucky
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i used a really dull pocket knife playing around with an old one and didnt scratch it except for where i got into a hurry
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04-03-2002, 01:46 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: SW Washington
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Maybe denatured alcohol. I use it all the time on plastic with good results.
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