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Old 01-30-2019, 09:32 PM   #1
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Rusty " Tach" Dash

Why are these so prone to rust? The rest of the gauges don't look too bad. Is there a fix for this? Not mine just curious.
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Old 01-30-2019, 10:04 PM   #2
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Re: Rusty " Tach" Dash

It's most likely from moisture behind the lens. Best fix is to disassemble and restore the gauge faces.
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Old 01-31-2019, 09:48 AM   #3
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Old 02-01-2019, 08:22 PM   #4
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Re: Rusty " Tach" Dash

Restoring the gauge faces doesn't sound that easy. Has anybody done this? Might be easier to just replace the tach.
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Old 02-03-2019, 05:48 AM   #5
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Replace the tach
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Old 02-03-2019, 10:14 AM   #6
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Re: Rusty " Tach" Dash

Get you a vinyl gauge decal for the tach after cleaning the rusty gauge up.
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Re: Rusty " Tach" Dash

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Restoring the gauge faces doesn't sound that easy. Has anybody done this? Might be easier to just replace the tach.
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Replace the tach

If you take these guys suggestions feel free to send that old rusty, crusty tach to me....

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