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OldMil
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1968 instrument cluster housing paint
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December 11, 2017, 09:45:38 AM »
Hi All, I'm restoring the my 1968 dash cluster and have stripped the metal housing. Looking for suggestions on a good matching paint for the back silver-gray side and the inside flat white side. Thanks for your help....Jack
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ruppstang
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Re: 1968 instrument cluster housing paint
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December 26, 2017, 07:35:30 PM »
You could metal finish the out side and coat it with clear. Any flat white would work for the inside. I use a lot of Rust Oleum products
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J_Speegle
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Re: 1968 instrument cluster housing paint
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December 27, 2017, 02:09:10 AM »
Shooting the insides with a gloss white will improve the brightness of the lights one assembled - just a thought. Difference might not even be noticeable
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Jeff Speegle
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ruppstang
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December 27, 2017, 08:43:05 AM »
LED lights are a big improvement too if you are not concern about authenticity. A better original housing might be another option, they are not hard to find.
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December 28, 2017, 12:18:03 PM »
Keep in mind that the dash lights may ground to the housing, so any paint could interfere with that.
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