Re: guage refurbishing.

[Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ask and you shall receive.

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/techarticles/interior/mopp_0803_instrument_gauge_restoration/index.html

- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 1:05 AM, MO ( Steve Mick)
<micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks folks for some valuable tips. . I wonder if that August 2008 Mopar
> Muscle is obtainable. . Could it possibly be in the website aechives back
> that far?  . Thanks in advance for any other  info.....................MO
> {Steve Mick}
> http://stevemick1964dodge.shutterfly.com/pictures/5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Phelps" <mikeph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 1:06 PM
> Subject: Re: guage refurbishing.
>
>
> There is a tech article in the august 2008 issue of MoparMuscle that walks
> you through step by step on refurbishing your dash cluster. I used the same
> steps to do the radio bezel as well. Turned out great.
>
> Michael Phelps
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 21, 2011, at 12:48 PM, Mike Phelps <mikeph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I used a soldering iron to melt the plastic attachment points and used it
>> again to melt it back together. Worked great.
>>
>> Michael Phelps
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 21, 2011, at 7:06 AM, Mike & Deb <lefevre@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> Funny you should pose this question, yesterday I took my license plate
>>> lamp lenses from paint oversprayed to clear with wet sanding followed by two
>>> step Novus plastic polishing. They turned out quite nice. It takes some
>>> elbow grease. I believe the only way to separate the cluster is to drill/
>>> grind off the melted pegs and glue back together. Good luck!
>>> Mike LeFevre
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>>> On 4/21/2011 12:01 AM, MO ( Steve Mick) wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone had success with removing  all the fine scratches from the
>>>> clear plastic cover over the speedometer and guages? Also the radio dial.
>>>>  That plastic face is attached to the rest of the assembly with melted
>>>> plastic studs. Anyone have a way of getting it off? Thanks for any
>>>> input....................MO
>>>> {Steve Mick}
>>>> http://stevemick1964dodge.shutterfly.com/pictures/5
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