My left button failed on my clocks. I had it repaired. However during the repair some chemical product was accidentally spilled on my rev counter and has partly erased the white numbers and lines printed in the black face. Has anyone seen this face/part available on its own? Any ideas on how I can fix the issue? It doesn't look too great. Thanks, Matt.
Rev Counter Replacement
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got a picture gen 1 i,m guessing
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If this is part of the dash, the tachometer portion...? The only way is to pick up a cheep second hand used one from a junk yard and take it all apart and replace the pieces you need... "face plate" - Etc.......
thughes317
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White nail polish and a very fine paint brush (or toothpick)?
can,t you paint the white back in with a artists small brush thats what i would do, as clocks cost a fortune second hand and they don,t come up that often
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RCinNC
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Are the letters are slightly recessed in the dial face? If they are, thin some white enamel hobby paint with some mineral spirits until it's got a watery consistency. Load up a small hobby brush with the thinned paint, touch it to the recess, and the thinned paint will fill up the recess and re-establish the number. Sometimes you have to apply several layers in this process before the letter is completely filled in.
If the letters aren't recessed into the dial face and are just painted on, you can go to a hobby shop and look for some white dry transfer letters that match the font (or are as close as possible) to the ones on the dial face. You just have to position the letter where you want it, rub the letter with something smooth like a dowel rod, and the letter will transfer to the dial face. Make sure you clean off the rest of the white paint of the letters that have been damaged. If you can't find a matching font, you could always remove the rest of the numbers and replace all of them with dry transfer letters so they all match.
If the letters aren't recessed into the dial face and are just painted on, you can go to a hobby shop and look for some white dry transfer letters that match the font (or are as close as possible) to the ones on the dial face. You just have to position the letter where you want it, rub the letter with something smooth like a dowel rod, and the letter will transfer to the dial face. Make sure you clean off the rest of the white paint of the letters that have been damaged. If you can't find a matching font, you could always remove the rest of the numbers and replace all of them with dry transfer letters so they all match.