Thank you for the kudos, Richard. Your dusting of aluminum spray was a
great idea to tone down the green.
Bud
Richard Lindsay wrote:
> Hello Friends,
>
> This note is intended to share a technique and to thank Mr. Bud K.,
> who once again had the right answer!
>
> Earlier I posted a picture (or twelve) of the tach and speedo
> cleanups. If interested, you might remember that I painted the inner
> trim rings brown, resulting in this appearance.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1066.JPG
>
> While some might argue that the look is 'attractive' or perhaps just
> 'acceptable', Mr. K wrote, "...it just won't look right." and that
> prompted me to take his sage advice and rework the gauges.
>
> Bud recommended a Valspar paint from Lowe's but the only option they
> offered me was a QUART of flat latex in the color recommended.
> Nothing in spray can format. Instead, I took a color sample card to
> my neighborhood Ace Hardware ( a.k.a. my generic autoparts store. :-P
> ) and had a half-pint 'sample' mixed in a nearly-perfect match to the
> Lowe's color. The little can of paint was mixed in egg-shell so its a
> soft semi-gloss. With this paint, I applied the base-coat to the trim
> rings.
>
> After a night of drying I took the rings out into the driveway and
> gave them a very light dusting of aluminum spray paint over the
> teal-green - just to add that metallic luster found on the gauge
> faces. When sprayed from about half a meter away, in short bursts,
> here's how the rings looked.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130420_100130.jpg
>
> And here's how the trim rings look re-installed in the gauges.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130420_100506.jpg
>
> Bud was right - again. I think they look just fantastic. His color
> and the light dusting of aluminum made for an excellent match.
> Thanks everyone!
>
> -rick
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