GOing to paint my guage needles

[71_307]

Im going to paint my needles, but keeping them in the dash.. How sencitive is the fuel needle?? will I move it just by touching it with a paint brush??

thanks

[J'SR@C3R1_818]

The MPH and RPM will move easily. the gas and temp are the ones u should worry about. what color are u goin with. i think red will look tight.

[92_EX_Ninja]

be careful i painted mine and now my temp gauge doesnt move...i lucked out with the rest. you just need to be extra careful

[deevergote]

Use a very light coat. Perhaps use a pin to hold the needles in place so they don't move when you touch them (just hold the pin on one side, and direct the pressure that way)

I want to see the final result. I haven't seen anyone paint their needles before

[cvc7chris]

couldn't you remove the dash and tape behind the needles really good with the painters tape and paint them that way so you don't remove them and risk fucking them up ?

[jdmcrx_echelon]

never done this but im interested to see the results

[92_EX_Ninja]

i painted mine just a pearl white.

i went to walmart and just bought nail polish and some nail clear coat then just used the brush in very light coats letting it dry. then applied the clear in a couple coats. its hard to really tell the difference but ill run out and snap a couple pics real quick.

but like i said you wanna be real careful not to play with the needles too much and def dont remove them

[cvc7chris]

that's wicked i never thought nail polish would work

OFF to my Girlfriends Parents Nail SHOP!!!

[haccord992h]

I did mine with an EXPO marker haha, 2 years ago.

[92_EX_Ninja]

yea it worked great and it was like 3 bucks for both bottles and then i just gave them to a friend when i was done..

i went with nail polish because its got so many deel colors, i was going to go with a blue but i took the forward lights out on my dash when i did my retrofit and i was looking for something that would reflect better...but you can get very deep car-esc colors going

[cvc7chris]

you have a pic of yours done with nail polish?

[MikeW]

i would say it do it in 2 parts. Put tape over the needles to hold them down and paint what you can. let it dry for a day or so then tape down the painted parts and paint the un-painted parts, but they may result in un-even paint.....just be super careful.

Pics FTW.

[92_EX_Ninja]

i have a couple crappy ones on my phone but they dont show the color difference that much, when i get home from work ill snap a couple and put them up if i dont find them sooner

EDIT: this is the best i got right now, i ran out and took a quick pic. its hard to tell on camera but it looks good in person

[eg6riceman]

very sensitive

[eg6riceman]

post pics with results!