Painted my cluster

dragracer969 · 03-25-2012, 11:08 PM

Got this done Saturday.
Only issues are I didn't get the temp gauge needle back on right so its a little off and the speedo reads 10mph too fast.
I couldn't figure out how to set the needle so I just put it against the peg at idle and called it good.

Let me know what you guys think

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backroad101 · 03-26-2012, 10:00 AM

How did you paint it? What did you use? Give us more details.

Also, when i did my bulbs, I put the speedo needle on under the peg the gently lifted it over the peg while installed. Tried a couple times while testing with my Garmin GPS and a drive around the block (if you can do this part with a helper it would be much easier).

dragracer969 · 03-26-2012, 05:12 PM

Well I did the A/C controls first but they didnt turn out nearly as good so I've gotta do them again.

I started with some sandpaper on the A/C controls from a write up I saw on RPS and then my buddy suggested using my knife to scrape the color off, that turned out to work a lot easier.

I got out some razor blades for the gauges and it was basically like a lottery scratcher ticket. I went slow and just scraped off the parts I wanted to be blue and stopped every now and then to hold it to a light to see if I missed anything. I got some stained glass spray paint from a hobby store and after it was all scraped off I tried to paint it.

The paint didnt lay out like I wanted so I took some 220 grit sandpaper and scuffed up everything and then resprayed it until it was as dark as I wanted. Then after the paint dried I put it all back together.

DLABdan · 08-04-2012, 04:15 AM

Could you post a day photo for comparison? Thinking about doing this to my '05

Ranger Sport Honduras · 08-05-2012, 03:22 PM

Looks good, I remember there's a How to for correcting the speedo on the tech library, it was posted by fx4wannabe. U need to take it out and u just need a AA battery for it.

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03-26-2012, 10:00 AM	#2
backroad101 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Year: 1999 Make: Ford Model: Ranger XLT SuperCab Engine: 4.0L OHV Class: 4X4 Used For: 2nd vehicle / truck stuff. Posts: 966 Rep Power: 8 iTrader: (1)	How did you paint it? What did you use? Give us more details. Also, when i did my bulbs, I put the speedo needle on under the peg the gently lifted it over the peg while installed. Tried a couple times while testing with my Garmin GPS and a drive around the block (if you can do this part with a helper it would be much easier). __________________ 99 Ranger XLT 4DR 4wd 4.0L OHV, Auto. Build Thread http://www.therangerstation.com/foru...d.php?t=110443
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03-26-2012, 05:12 PM	#3
dragracer969 07/2012 STOTM Winner Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Denver, NC Year: 2003 Make: Ford Model: Ranger XLT Stepside Engine: 2.3 Class: 2WD Street Used For: Daily Driver Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (1)	Well I did the A/C controls first but they didnt turn out nearly as good so I've gotta do them again. I started with some sandpaper on the A/C controls from a write up I saw on RPS and then my buddy suggested using my knife to scrape the color off, that turned out to work a lot easier. I got out some razor blades for the gauges and it was basically like a lottery scratcher ticket. I went slow and just scraped off the parts I wanted to be blue and stopped every now and then to hold it to a light to see if I missed anything. I got some stained glass spray paint from a hobby store and after it was all scraped off I tried to paint it. The paint didnt lay out like I wanted so I took some 220 grit sandpaper and scuffed up everything and then resprayed it until it was as dark as I wanted. Then after the paint dried I put it all back together.
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08-04-2012, 04:15 AM	#4
DLABdan New Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Castaic, CA Year: 2005 Make: Ford Model: Ranger edge Engine: 3.0 V6 Class: 2WD Posts: 29 Rep Power: 9 iTrader: (0)	Could you post a day photo for comparison? Thinking about doing this to my '05 __________________ One of my ex's told me she hated ford...Thats why shes my ex.
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08-05-2012, 03:22 PM	#5
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