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Old 09-16-2020, 01:04 PM   #5
71gmcC15
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Re: Guage cluster restoration

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Originally Posted by Jeepwm69 View Post
Looks good. The needles on our 95 are bleached to a yellowish tint. I thought about trying to repaint them like this.

I tried to paint the needles on the 83 on the gas and speedo, and they were both so brittle they broke off when I touched them with the tiny brush.
I've yet to see a cluster that is not faded to yellow or even clear. When I first did it. it looked off to me because I'm so used to the yellow. I did this same thing to my 71 gmc and it turned out good.
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