Re: Fuel Guage Paint

Posted by Jim ledbetter on September 05, 1998 at 03:41:57

In Reply to: Re: Fuel Guage Paint
posted by Bill U on September 01, 1998 at 18:17:43

: : Well, join the crowd, as I'm worried too!! I've always used Lacquer on a polished gauge. So far, I haven't seen the lacquer fall off, but that could just be luck. I've heard that airplane dope will resist the new "gas".
: : I would really worry about my gas gauge if I'd used one of the many Repro plastic magnifying lenses that I've seen sold. I've already replaced one that turned milky. Factory lenses were glass!
: : David D.
: Go to a hobby shop where they sell flying model airplanes, they have "hot dope" or "fuel proof dope" that gas won't bother as quickly.
The metal parts look like brass.Why not just polish the metal parts, and not worry about it?