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Plastic dial color
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Thanks for all the helpful replies. I'll see if Mark Oppat has one, but I would be also interested in Texasrocker's 37-610 dial. I'll send you a message.

I kind of knew that the markings would be damaged if you try to clean the dial, but was wondering if there was a treatment that would lighten the color without having to actually abrade it?

I really would like my model 70 dial to look more original. I didn't know that transparent orange paint was available but I guess that is what they use for the amber light bulb coating. I have an air brush to spray it and I used a matte clear spray for my intake manifold coating on my '65 Mustang from Eastwood Company with excellent results. Thanks, I'll try that.

Steve D


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Plastic dial color - by Steve D - 05-21-2009, 11:01 AM
Re: Plastic dial color - by exray - 05-21-2009, 11:10 AM
Re: Plastic dial color - by Texasrocker - 05-23-2009, 12:51 AM
Re: Plastic dial color - by AI2V - 05-23-2009, 09:43 AM
Re: Plastic dial color - by Doug Houston - 05-23-2009, 11:41 PM
Re: Plastic dial color - by Texasrocker - 05-24-2009, 06:52 PM
Re: Plastic dial color - by Steve D - 05-25-2009, 07:58 PM
Re: Plastic dial color - by Arran - 05-26-2009, 05:21 PM
Re: Plastic dial color - by Arran - 05-26-2009, 05:26 PM
Re: Plastic dial color - by Guest - 05-27-2009, 02:13 AM
Re: Plastic dial color - by exray - 05-27-2009, 02:41 AM
Re: Plastic dial color - by Arran - 05-28-2009, 02:25 AM
Re: Plastic dial color - by BDM - 05-29-2009, 03:31 AM
Re: Plastic dial color - by Texasrocker - 05-29-2009, 11:31 PM
Re: Plastic dial color - by Arran - 06-03-2009, 12:00 AM
Re: Plastic dial color - by codefox1 - 06-04-2009, 07:04 PM



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