by EconoCarl Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:27 pmGot tired of looking at the faded pointers on our Econolines gauges
So today I went to Hobby Lobby for florescent orange paint (they only had it in a spray can) and a brush. Then over to an office store for a transparent green plastic folder. All together I spent less than eight bucks
Took the dash apart and cleaned up the gauges a little
Sprayed the paint onto the bottom of a beverage can, got the brush and started painting
The green plastic turn indicator "lenses" that went over the holes were gone, so I cut up some small pieces and taped them to the back side of the facia. One alone was too thin so I doubled them up
Here's the finished product (I don't know how Jim B's reflection got in the pic
)
So today I went to Hobby Lobby for florescent orange paint (they only had it in a spray can) and a brush. Then over to an office store for a transparent green plastic folder. All together I spent less than eight bucks
Took the dash apart and cleaned up the gauges a little
Sprayed the paint onto the bottom of a beverage can, got the brush and started painting
The green plastic turn indicator "lenses" that went over the holes were gone, so I cut up some small pieces and taped them to the back side of the facia. One alone was too thin so I doubled them up
Here's the finished product (I don't know how Jim B's reflection got in the pic
)
so I decided to sand it all down...primed and painted that rich gloss black...put the letters back with 3MM prestype.
...now if only the rest of the vanup comes out as good.
