<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Just make sure you don't put it on too thick. The extra weight of the paint on the tach and speedo needles will affect the gauge calibration unless you also go and tweak the counterweight location. </div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Theo</div><div><br>On Sep 9, 2016, at 7:08 PM, Joe Brown via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p dir="ltr">I tried several different paints and found Model Master fluorescent red # FS28915 at a hobby store. It shades a little towards orange and was a perfect match to the color on the unfaded parts of my needles.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Regards,<br>
Joe Brown</p>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 8, 2016 5:27 AM, "Ron Fraser via Tigers" <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jim<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> NPD lists instrument gauge needle paint – Red/Orange BP-0001R<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I have no idea if it is a correct match – it’s one of the few places I’ve seen it listed<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Smiths needle is florescent paint – Testors – Red Florescent paint looks close but I don’t know how close.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ron Fraser<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Tigers [mailto:<a href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers-bounces@autox.<wbr>team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rollright--- via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 07, 2016 2:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] guage needle paint<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hello all,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As I've refurbished about half my gauges (or had others do it), a couple of them still have the original<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">paint on the needle.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">May I please have suggestions on where I can obtain matching orange/red paint for the gauge needles?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Regards to all,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jim Armstrong<br>382002083<br>Mk 1A<br>code 86<br>TAC # 0763<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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