Painting the needle on my temp gauge

[Joe Flanagan]

The paint on my temp gauge needle is flaking off and I would like to repaint it. Has anyone done this and if so, can you recommend any particular paint?

[greg g]

Joe I redid the ones on my studebaker. I visited my wife's and daughters nail polish stash and found a pearlescent orange. Not quite stock but very visible. Don;t kow how it will hold up to the sun over the years but am I worried????

[IronMike]

The last gauge needles I repainted were on a 66 bronco half cab. I used Testors brand model paint. The orange was a dead match for the factory color. I just slid a sheet of paper between the needle and gauge face and painted it with a small brush. The Vehicle was my daily driver for about 3 years, usually with the top off and the paint looked like new when I sold it.

Mike

[Joe Flanagan]

That's the method I plan to use, a sheet of paper behind the needle so I don't get any paint on the gauge face. Got some white fingernail polish from the wife. Will see if it matches.

[thrashingcows]

Nail polish is a good choice since it is an enamel paint.

Great idea though to put a sheet of paper down first behind the needle and then paint.