Spitfire Dash refinish and gauges 78 Spitfire

[Joe_Pinehill]

Im gettign inspired to refinish my dash after seeing Julian's post.

My gauges fog a little on a cool evening. If I get replacement Orings, and clean the lens's will this solve the problem? Do the bezels just unscrew from the gauge?

https://www.britishcarforum.com/bcforum/u...5920#Post365920

 

[TR4nut]

Joe-

The bezels aren't threaded, but I believe you do rotate the bezels to get the holding tabs to align with the slots on the gauge case and they will then come right off.

O-rings could help in the future, but when you clean everything make sure you let everything dry before reassembly. It sounds like you have some trapped moisture in the gauges.

Randy
65TR4

 

[NutmegCT]

One thing I learned this summer when I redid the instrument panel on my 1959 TR - the bezels twist off *after* you've loosened the gauge bracket on the back of the panel. If that gauge bracket is still tight, you'll have "issues" with trying to remove the bezel on the front.

By the way, when I pulled off the bezel and glass, then washed the glass in ammonia water, I never had any more "fog" problems on the glass.

Tom

 

[TR3driver]

O-rings could help in the future, but when you clean everything make sure you let everything dry before reassembly.

Along the same lines, keep in mind that the paint used for the numbers & pointers IS water soluble. Just a drop of water might not hurt, but if you touch it while it's wet, it will smear.

At least that's what I found on my gauges, both TR3A and Stag.

 

[Brosky]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]then washed the glass in ammonia water [/QUOTE]

Tom,

Was that just a 50/50 mix of sorts or something special?