Rusty gauge face restoration, less then $10 can improve its appearance
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- Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025
- Had a Rusty gauge face that was hard to read so what have I got to loose? Tried a bit of an experiment so you don’t have to plus it only cost me $10. Restoring a 1968 Pontiac Firebird and it has the rare factory rally gauge set that was severely rusted and hard to read wanted to find a way to clean it up some without damaging it more. Fortunately it did not lift the paint want to see how?
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I like the vintage pull tab
Lol you are the
First to spot that!! I found it in the car when i disassembled it, I just could not throw it away
I saw that ...
But thought it was a ring... lol
Hey buddy thanks for sharing everyone is going to be surprised 😮 how good is going to look and I did it about 8 years ago
Huge improvement already but step two will be even better if it works
Great tips for all of us trying to save and repurpose old and used parts. Cant wait to see part 2.
It was worth a shot, i figured what did I have to loose. Definite improvement.
Great tip and surprised the paint wasn't affected!
I was a bit surprised it didn’t lift the paint too. It was a good demo or test I suppose. I
Could see that working real nice say on a gauge that wasn’t pitted like this one but only a light stain I am fairly confident it would clean up very nice.
I’ve had great success with cleaning small rust like that with straight white vinegar. Don’t know what it would do in something like the gauges. But it does remove light rust very well.
I will have to try that technique next go around, thanks for sharing!
Interesting idea, may try this on a my rusty 67 Camaro gauge cluster.
Mine was bad enough i figured didn’t have much to loose if it removed all the paint. It came out respectable fortunately
It’s impossible to get it back 100% but that worked pretty well. There’s a guy who used to sell the water transfer decals. Been years since I got any.
I haven’t found those yet, wish I could find them. I really want them to look just a little better.
I like it didn’t remove the paint. I think that technique would work very well with a little lighter rust than you had. Looking forward to the next technique. The toothbrush is my go to detail scrubber as well.
It was an experiment of course i figured didn’t have much to loose really and it’s a big enough improvement I could probably leave as is. I have one more idea. We shall see if it works.
Very cool! I remember trying to clean up gauges on a 1968 Camaro and ended up wrecking the paint! I can’t recall what I used, I thought it was just windex but it’s been 20 years lol.
Windex 20 years ago probably had stuff in it that is now declared unsafe for humans and gauges 😉
I personally use crystal clear gloss acrylic spray paint on the faces and needles,,then they look 10x Better afterwards
Great idea thanks
Great idea.😊
Thanks! It worked fairly well
Fact is the rally pack option was very rare! so if your PHS build sheet calls this option out, that is a VERY big plus to the true value of your 67/68 Birds. You said the printed circit plastic & copper boards are now available? from who? I had to make up 2 jumper wires when I did mine as there were none in the 90s.
P/S The oil & water temp sending units on the motor are pretty pricey, I had to get mine from Pontiac ) when there was a Pontiac.
Classic Industries has them in their catalog.
@@VinylVillageGarage Thanks, ( got to fix that when I install new clear dash bezel's, all about the details,)
I agree, all the little details add up to make a very nice car when done
Most interesting video
I thought so too and worth sharing
@@VinylVillageGarage if you do a part two on the gauges can you show how to test the gauges operation to tell weather or not they are working before you put it all back together and put it in the car?
Will do, that can be super helpful
@@VinylVillageGarage Thank you
Hello Jon ,
Did you do a video testing the guage cluster after cleaning before installing into the dash.
I did not do a video yet. This car I plugged them in and they worked, I can see how that might be beneficial so I will add to the list of videos to do.
@@VinylVillageGarage Thanks again Jon , I appreciate your work !
Another great video, thanks for sharing. My '68 has standard idiot lights. My cluster has at least one burned out bulb and the other are dim.
Do you have to remove the cluster to change bulbs? If so, does the column need to be dropped?
Thanks for the help!
Good question, 1969 you can change the bulbs, tight but possible. 1968 is even tighter, I think it’s easier to pull the cluster and yes you have to drop the column down for clearance and reduce the chances of scratching paint.