Finally got round to one of those jobs that just never seem to get done. The gauges are dirty on the inside, which is hardly surprising on a 40 year old open topped car. Removing the dials is strait forward, and even removing the glass proved trouble free, but here's a word of caution...don't try to clean the dial face.
I decided that because the fuel gauge was filthy I would gently rub the face with a soft cloth. I didn't want to use any detergent in case I rubbed the white paint off...so I just dampened the end of the cloth with a bit of water and gently rubbed with my finger...and the white paint came off!
I tried swearing at it but alas this didn't help. So I ended up carefully painting the white lines back on with a paint pen...not as good as before but it will do until I find a cheap replacement gauge at an autojumble.
The rest of the instruments just got the glass cleaned on the inside and put back together.
What kind of paint did Smiths use to marke the gauges?!
Chris
I decided that because the fuel gauge was filthy I would gently rub the face with a soft cloth. I didn't want to use any detergent in case I rubbed the white paint off...so I just dampened the end of the cloth with a bit of water and gently rubbed with my finger...and the white paint came off!
I tried swearing at it but alas this didn't help. So I ended up carefully painting the white lines back on with a paint pen...not as good as before but it will do until I find a cheap replacement gauge at an autojumble.
The rest of the instruments just got the glass cleaned on the inside and put back together.
What kind of paint did Smiths use to marke the gauges?!
Chris
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