porkchop4life

hey im looking to paint my cluster needles red, (dont want the white needles anymore) but not sure what the easiest way is, are the needles removable so i can spray them or do i have 2 tape up the cluster etc and spray them with them on the cluster?

has any1 ever done this before or have a diy thread or link 2 it so i can look it up etc...let me know thanx!

Cynikal.Mindset

dont remove the needles, mask and paint

porkchop4life

thanx...has anyone ever done this???? would b great if i saw some picz or anything...

porkchop4life

i was thinking of using the red caliper paint i have left over with a small brush....tape up the more important parts and make sure it wont get paint on it and use a small thin brush 2 put some layers of red paint over the needle....what u guys think???

imported_chrimy90cx

i used a sharpie i will try and get a pic for you

porkchop4life

thanx where can i get a sharpie from??? and what's that??? also, when its lit at nite the needle no longer glows like it did before u did the diy paint correct??? cuz right now im pretty sure my needls glow....there white....

imported_mikepasini

a sharpie is just a brand for a permanent marker... office depot or something..

i could see the sharpie working, cause it would probably just tint it. i would not use caliper paint, cause its more of a paint for metal anyway with a high heat resistance. i can't see it setting nice.

i would use an acrylic paint or something meant for plastic surfaces. it will coat lightly and much smoother. even better, grab a little small jar of testers paint from a hobby store or canadian tire or something. they are only a few dollars but grab that stuff, you can get a nice crimson red colour or something with a deep tone and it would look real nice. yeah, thats the best man, use that ****. you need one of the finest brushes you can get though, worth the few extra bucks anyway and it will go on real nice. just buy a testers brush too, meant for their paint anyway.


and cynikal is right about not popping the needles off, performance improvements broke mine. lol. tape some paper gently behind the needle, it moves freely anyway.

imported_wajih1

I used a sharpie as well, looks decent.

szuberi

i did this last year and used red sharpie and it came out OK. recently...i just removed the color using nail polish remover cuz it looked rice after a while. as opposed to sharpie, using paint is tricky as it adds to the weight on the needle....and since needle mechanism is so light and sensitive...it might throw off your reading (i read about this on HT once)

imported_crazydragonclk

Sounds kind of risque and it must be real dim at night?

imported_mikepasini

yeah, thats true. i guess the weight may have a factor, but that testors model paint is very light. i would advise against an acrylic paint then as its much heavier

SimpleG

sounds very rice like

will it give you 5hp?

imported_InfamousCivic

imported_mikepasini

actually 11.2whp on the dyno...

=NAVIN1=

ok did mine today looks excellent.... will post a pic soon.....

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Gallagher

buy a cluster with red needles