Gauge needle orange

[John Keyburn]

Hello all,
I have an instrument cluster for my 1962 Plymouth Savoy apart and a few of the needles could use a repaint.

Does anyone have any tips on the correct orange paint for these gauges?

 

[SDCoronet]

I know you can find some orange needle paint on feebay. I hope someone with experience using it can chime in.

 

[F4R/T]

Sharpie makes a orange paint pen that works very well and leaves a good finish.

 

[moparmarks]

Testors fluorescent orange paint from the hobby shop.

 

[moparmarks]

Pardon my lousy picture taking skills but here are some the ones that I used the model paint on.

 

[Photon440]

Fluorescent Orange Instrument Cluster Needle Paint Bottle with Brush - Whitegauges.net

www.whitegauges.net

 

[toolmanmike]

I used model car flourescent orange as well. It worked well.

 

[Davefinan]

I used model car flourescent orange as well. It worked well.

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As did I. I’m happy with the result

 

[Gus chiggins]

I know you can find some orange needle paint on feebay. I hope someone with experience using it can chime in.

I used some of the escam paint for a needle that needed it. Looks ok to me. I don't think there is a color code for needle paint.

 

[Gus chiggins]

Testors fluorescent orange paint from the hobby shop.

Great idea. I could have had that instead of waiting for the ebay paint to be delivered. DOH!

 

[sam dupont]

I see the Sharpie F4R/T posted is paint, not ink. Those are at any office store

 

[John Keyburn]

Thanks to everyone who weighed in! There are no good hobby stores close by me that I know about so I just ordered I mini bottle each of:
- HiPo Parts HP-FLORP-01
- HiPo Parts HP-FLRED-01

The orange seemed to orange and the red seemed to red so I wanted something in the middle, so I just took a few drops of each mixed them on a piece of tinfoil and that ended up working pretty good





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[wvmarv]

I know you can find some orange needle paint on feebay. I hope someone with experience using it can chime in.

I used this on mine.
Fluorescent Orange Instrument Cluster Needle Paint Bottle with Brush - Whitegauges.net

 

[John Keyburn]

I used this on mine.
Fluorescent Orange Instrument Cluster Needle Paint Bottle with Brush - Whitegauges.net

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I was under the impression the HiPo paint was also supposed to have a brush in the bottle, no such luck. Had to raid the kids paint supplies That looks like a good imbetween color, without having to mix like I did.

 

[rrTor-Red]

Hello all,
I have an instrument cluster for my 1962 Plymouth Savoy apart and a few of the needles could use a repaint.

Does anyone have any tips on the correct orange paint for these gauges?

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Look at Hobby Lobby.