Hi Steve
What is the paint that you are using on the pointers? Is it a solvent based
or water based paint? Although I have not had to clean the gauge lenses nor
redo the needle paint I was wondering if perhaps there is some outgassing
occurring from the paint and or cleaner that you are using. If I had to take
the lenses out to clean I would probably let them set out in the open for a
while like maybe a week to let any outgassing complete its task. Same thing
with the painting of the pointers I would leave them out for a few/several
days to get any outgassing gone.
Just my 2 cents on the subject.
Larry
Message: 1
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:00:28 -0700
From: Steve Sage <fastsage@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Gauge Cleaning
To: Mike Michels <mmichels@socal.rr.com>
Cc: TIGERS@autox.team.net
Message-ID: <48DB28FC.4050804@cox.net>
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Mike Michels wrote:
> I have the same "haze" but just on the oil pressure gauge. Even the
> color of the lighting is different and dimmer on that one gauge I have
> assumed it is from some oil residue inside the gauge from a
> once-upon-a-time leak. The rest of the gauges stay quite clear. You're
> right, it's a pain to remove the oil gauge so I haven't messed with it. .
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smit, Theo"
> <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com>
> To: "Lynn Wall" <cars@wt-inc.com>; "Steve Sage" <fastsage@cox.net>;
> <TIGERS@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Gauge Cleaning
>
>
Mike:
All my gauges have that haze and this has happened now with both my
Tigers and several Alpines I've owned through the years. I think it
probably is from something that leeches out of the red paint on the
pointers as the paint deteriorates and fades. I've never had the issue
with any other brand of car and I can't remember any of those other cars
having the needles painted like Sunbeams.
Has anyone on the list owned any other brand British cars with Lucas
gauges with the plain white needles? It would be interesting to find out
if those gauges had/have the same issue.
Steve Sage
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