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Old 06-05-2013, 07:37 PM   #56
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Re: How To Restore and Detail an Original Gauge Cluster

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This works well, I used the same process on mine although I haven't tried that polish. I (lightly!) used a wool pad and 3M polish to polish out the sanding scratches, then switched to a foam pad and used swirl remover to remove the buffer marks. The aftermarket lenses can benefit from sanding/buffing the front to make them "clearer" since there is a slight bit of distortion in the new lenses. It's not bad, I'm just picky about that kind of stuff....
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What font style and size did you use for the over speed and tand'm lock?
I am looking at century gothic 7 point (size) bold it looks close.
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