Hello Friends,
This note is intended to share a technique and to thank Mr. Bud K.,
who once again had the right answer!
Earlier I posted a picture (or twelve) of the tach and speedo
cleanups. If interested, you might remember that I painted the inner
trim rings brown, resulting in this appearance.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1066.JPG
While some might argue that the look is 'attractive' or perhaps just
'acceptable', Mr. K wrote, "...it just won't look right." and that
prompted me to take his sage advice and rework the gauges.
Bud recommended a Valspar paint from Lowe's but the only option they
offered me was a QUART of flat latex in the color recommended.
Nothing in spray can format. Instead, I took a color sample card to
my neighborhood Ace Hardware ( a.k.a. my generic autoparts store. :-P
) and had a half-pint 'sample' mixed in a nearly-perfect match to the
Lowe's color. The little can of paint was mixed in egg-shell so its a
soft semi-gloss. With this paint, I applied the base-coat to the trim
rings.
After a night of drying I took the rings out into the driveway and
gave them a very light dusting of aluminum spray paint over the
teal-green - just to add that metallic luster found on the gauge
faces. When sprayed from about half a meter away, in short bursts,
here's how the rings looked.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130420_100130.jpg
And here's how the trim rings look re-installed in the gauges.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130420_100506.jpg
Bud was right - again. I think they look just fantastic. His color
and the light dusting of aluminum made for an excellent match.
Thanks everyone!
-rick
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