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New dash install with mini tach

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mmw68

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I finally got around to taking apart my dash, cleaning all the gauge faces, and repainting the needles. I picked up this dash kit at a swap meet last year, and also added the mustang project LED. It's been 100+ here in Austin, I need AC in the garage!


BEFORE:
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AFTER:

dash_shot3.jpg


dash_shot1.jpg


dash_shot2.jpg


dash_night_leds.jpg
 
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Ryan,

It's a one beer job! It's as easy as taking the old bulbs out, and putting the new bulbs in.

regular_bulb1.jpg

led_bulb1.jpg

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Here is the supplies I used to clean up the gauges. I picked up the paint and tiny brushes at hobby Lobby. I read some where on VMF that this paint is the actuarial paint that used on the mini-tach. It was a dead on match!

3m.jpg


paint.jpg


painted_needles.jpg



Comparing the new lens to the old.
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So the 3M product is what you used to wipe the gauge faces and it won't hurt/smear the white numbering? I sent 2 old SW Greenline gauges out for refurb and the co. that did them said the 'acid wash?' the faces. Just want to make sure this is what you use as I'd like to wipe my gauge faces down when I get to my dash area without ruining the numbering. I'll repaint the needles while I'm in there, thanks for posting the paint too.
Nice Job
Jon
 
Yes - the 3m remover seemed to work good and not remove the paint. I've also used alcohol. I did not rub hard on the faces, and tried a small area before I did everything.
Before you do anything, always try a small spot before you do the whole thing.

Iam not even sure where I picked that 3m product up, it's just something I had from when I did some prep work on a car we where pin striping a few years ago.
 
Very nice job. This is very similar to what KMWRS wants to do to his beast this winter.
 
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