Instrument needle & lettering paint

[thisismatt]

Looking for recommendations for instrument needle & lettering paint. I'd like to refresh some 411 Deluxe & 521 clusters. The instrument needles are faded, and the embossed lettering is chipped/faded/grungy. Also, has anyone found a good product that will clean out the old paint but not damage the plastic?

 

I picked up a Molotow Liquid Chrome  pen for the borders, but now realize I need orange for the needles and white for the embossed words.

[DanielC]

I use this stuff.

Get it at a hobby store.

 

I used Q-tips to apply it.

 

after removing the gauges from the back of the instrument cluster, I used a piece of paper to mask off the rest of the gauge.

 

Edited August 29, 2020 by DanielC

[thisismatt]

33 minutes ago, DanielC said:

I use this stuff.

Get it at a hobby store.

 

I used Q-tips to apply it.

 

after removing the gauges from the back of the instrument cluster, I used a piece of paper to mask off the rest of the gauge.

 

That color looks good.  Do you know if the part number 1875C is the same as the smaller 1175TT?  I can't make sense of their model numbers and their site is no help.

[DanielC]

I do not know.  I have had that paint for a long time.

[MikeRL411]

I used my wife's red nail polish.  It's fade proof in direct sun light.  Most red paints fade badly.

[zed1]

I used:

Testors Enamel Paint .25oz, Orange Fluorescent

 

https://www.amazon.com/Testors-Enamel-Paint-25oz-Orange-Fluorescent/dp/B007KMUM9U

Keith

 

[thisismatt]

10 minutes ago, zed1 said:

I used:

Testors Enamel Paint .25oz, Orange Fluorescent

 

https://www.amazon.com/Testors-Enamel-Paint-25oz-Orange-Fluorescent/dp/B007KMUM9U

Keith

 

 

I picked up some of that and some other colors.  My local selection is abysmal.  I'll have to order some online to get the other colors I was hoping to try for the rest of the parts.

[zed1]

Matt,

1 year less 16 days, the paint on the needle is still intact!

Keith