Steve,
RE: Tiger needles, I seem to remember a "square" o-ring glass seal.
These can easily fall apart over the years, especially with gauge
repairs. Lucas/Smiths instrument repair guys had them, but a neoprene
round X-section will work, in a pinch. The width/depth ratio (1:1) will
not look the same as the stock ones.
I also went to a Model Store (airplane, not photo models) and bought
their small bottle of "Insignia Red"neon bright paint for needles.
Small bottle with cap/brush. Never had a "fog" issue, though. These
were used on my Porsche VDO gauges.
PS: the painting and assembly should be done in a non-humid environment,
such as you used to enjoy.
Steve
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Steve Laifman
Editor - TigersUnited.com
Steve Sage wrote:
> Larry Allbritton wrote:
>
>> Hi Steve
>> What is the paint that you are using on the pointers?
>>
>
> Hello Larry:
> It's been about five years since the last clean up/needle paint but I'm
> pretty sure it's Krylon SCB-022 Glow Orange. I think that Margaret at
> Mo-Ma had told me about the color and brand years ago.
>
> I do plan on letting the needles dry out for at least a couple of days
> when I paint them this time. In the past I've put the gauges back
> together shortly after I painted them. I'm not sure if the initial
> drying time is the problem though. The gauge glass inside has stayed
> clean for the first couple of years after I paint the needles, every
> time I've done it. It seems to start to get cloudy three or four years
> after the job gets done so maybe it is the fading/deterioration of the
> paint later that causes something to leach out and cloud things up. I'm
> definitely going to apply Rain x anti-fog to the glass this time to see
> if that helps.
>
> Now, everyone stay right next to your computer screens as I'll let
> everyone know sometime in 2012 or 2013 how the Rain x worked out!
>
> Thanks to everyone for all the excellent ideas so far.
>
> Steve Sage
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