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Old Feb 23, 2001 | 09:19 PM
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Okay, let's say I'm painting the clears w/ the candy apple red and I mess up. Like completely screw it up. Paint the top half red or something.

Is there anyway to clean the paint up?

I remember someone posting something about how to clean the paint off, but I couldn't find it in the search. Read through close to 100+ posts... whew....
Old Feb 23, 2001 | 09:33 PM
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Lacquer thinner and a little elbow grease will take the paint off.
Old Apr 17, 2001 | 12:50 PM
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Which side of the lense do you paint?
Old Apr 17, 2001 | 12:54 PM
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The inside.
Old Apr 17, 2001 | 01:24 PM
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I was thinking about making the red diagonal

Anyone buy the clears and make the outer bottom and the inner top red? I wanna see how that looks.
Also, on a 96 SE, is there a way to paint the dash needles Red?
Old Apr 17, 2001 | 01:30 PM
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Re: I was thinking about making the red diagonal

Doesn't the SE gauges already have orange needles on white face gauges?

If you didn't ... they you got shafted... although I'm not sure how that would be possible.

But, if you want red needles, you have to take the gauges out and then just color them with a red Sharpie marker.

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Anyone buy the clears and make the outer bottom and the inner top red? I wanna see how that looks.
Also, on a 96 SE, is there a way to paint the dash needles Red?
Old Apr 17, 2001 | 01:40 PM
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have you tried it?

the thinner will warp the lens...

Originally posted by Ravq
Lacquer thinner and a little elbow grease will take the paint off.
Old Apr 17, 2001 | 03:08 PM
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Re: Re: I was thinking about making the red diagonal

Originally posted by clee130
Doesn't the SE gauges already have orange needles on white face gauges?

If you didn't ... they you got shafted... although I'm not sure how that would be possible.

But, if you want red needles, you have to take the gauges out and then just color them with a red Sharpie marker.

My 95 SE has black needles with a white interior part that lights up at night. . . I like it better than the orange.
Old Apr 17, 2001 | 04:21 PM
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A lot of other people painted the outside. Are you sure that you want to paint the inside?
Old Apr 17, 2001 | 04:49 PM
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over time the outside paint gets faded and then it comes out pink
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A lot of other people painted the outside. Are you sure that you want to paint the inside?
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