View Full Version : im about to scrape the orange off my gauge face.
GT-S Celica
08-03-2002, 01:18 AM
wish me luck.
Steve
GT-S Celica
08-03-2002, 12:40 PM
well, i'm not done yet, but its looking good so far. i dont kno y u said that law. its pretty easy.
Steve
baNanA_ryCe
08-03-2002, 02:18 PM
scrape with..?
Because it pretty much ruins it and I would imagine up close it just wouldn't look great during the day time. The orange is not the top layer so your grinding off a clear layer which could in the future damage more of the guages...
GT-S Celica
08-03-2002, 04:01 PM
ic...well, i'm pretty satisfied with the way its looking so far. i'm not doing this for the day time look. its for the night.
Steve
Tien's 00celica
08-03-2002, 04:05 PM
Are you gona post some pics when done?
GT-S Celica
08-03-2002, 04:13 PM
if i could i will. i dont have a digi cam right now.
Steve
GT-S Celica
08-04-2002, 12:57 AM
damn, my index finger hurts... 12 more numbers to go~
Steve
Tien's 00celica
08-04-2002, 09:10 AM
What are you using to scrape it off with?
i would like to see some up close pictures when your done.... it just doesn't seem like it would look to nice.... you have to be using a hand tool or something heh? I would just whip out the dremel
GT-S Celica
08-04-2002, 11:06 PM
well, i'm done. it took me a long time. i will never do this again. even if somebody paid me. its wasn't worth it. but, i like the way it looks. sorry guys, no pics yet. however, there are other people who did this and i'm sure they could give u a pic. at night, it looks perfect. but in the morning, you could see scrape marks. if i could borrow my friends digi cam, i'll take some pics of it.
Steve
Yeah I would figure you would see scrape marks and that is the reason i would never do that and is why I said I wouldn't..... just doesn't look good imho (havn't seen it yet but picturing it)
xi KiNG ix
08-04-2002, 11:54 PM
ermm plz tell me you expected the scrape marks?
h0l0grafik
08-05-2002, 01:11 AM
why didnt u just use a solvent or something... or just get indiglo guage...
"sig edited by larryd.. its to large and way offtopic.. please read sig rules.." is this a joke or really edited?
GT-S Celica
08-05-2002, 01:48 AM
you cant see the scrape marks unless u were looking for it. my friend thought i got an indiglo gauge wen he saw my guage tonight. he was surprised how well i scraped off the paint.
i dont like any of the indiglo gauges out right now, thats why i did this.
Steve
PacFu
08-05-2002, 04:50 AM
so there are no numbers at all now?
GT-S Celica
08-05-2002, 01:49 PM
it looks excatly like the way it does stock, except its blue, not orange. i still have the numbers.
Steve
Jesse IL
08-05-2002, 02:30 PM
Except for the matte finish top layer is all gone where you did this. That must look great :rolleyes:
yota_racer
08-05-2002, 02:45 PM
No pic no mod!! :gap: I want to see pics.
Sponge
08-05-2002, 11:21 PM
Try some plastic polish to remove the scratches. I'll fill nealy all scratches unless they're grand canyon deep.
Post some pics!
xi KiNG ix
08-06-2002, 09:19 PM
Originally posted by h0l0grafik
"sig edited by larryd.. its to large and way offtopic.. please read sig rules.." is this a joke or really edited? real =D
baNanA_ryCe
08-06-2002, 09:23 PM
and you don't wanna change it because you think you're a rebel? keyword: THINK
NellieB
08-06-2002, 09:54 PM
This is what it looks like after the orange is taken off in the day and at night. I have already done this months ago. I had no problems doing it, and Law, it dosen't damage your gauges all you are doing is scraping off the top coat of clear stuff and then the orange. If you did it right you never will go through the plastic.
During the day...
http://community.webshots.com/rs1/2/16/17/34221617NMxVFK_ph.jpg
At Night...
http://community.webshots.com/rs1/1/51/84/34415184mPoXIg_ph.jpg
The Wholeshot...
http://community.webshots.com/rs1/1/50/54/34415054ffjLdq_ph.jpg
Good luck GT-S Celica, you'll love it when your finished
skamikaze
08-06-2002, 10:25 PM
wow! :thumbup:
xi KiNG ix
08-06-2002, 10:35 PM
Originally posted by baNanA_ryCe
and you don't wanna change it because you think you're a rebel? keyword: THINK neg i dont care for it no more.. btw i think celica00hotie waiting for u in otf ;)
xi KiNG ix
08-06-2002, 10:36 PM
Originally posted by NellieB
This is what it looks like after the orange is taken off in the day and at night. I have already done this months ago. I had no problems doing it, and Law, it dosen't damage your gauges all you are doing is scraping off the top coat of clear stuff and then the orange. If you did it right you never will go through the plastic.
During the day...
http://community.webshots.com/rs1/2/16/17/34221617NMxVFK_ph.jpg
At Night...
http://community.webshots.com/rs1/1/51/84/34415184mPoXIg_ph.jpg
The Wholeshot...
http://community.webshots.com/rs1/1/50/54/34415054ffjLdq_ph.jpg
Good luck GT-S Celica, you'll love it when your finished that looks phat man
GT-S Celica
08-07-2002, 12:05 AM
nellieb, i sent you an email. please reply. i need your help man...
Steve
NellieB
08-07-2002, 05:30 AM
Yeah, I got it and replied. Drop me an email whenever you have any questions. I can also be reached on ICQ after 6, my number is 13189241. I hope I helped
CONTROL ONE
08-07-2002, 06:37 AM
do you have to scrape the paint off if you want a red cluster?
NellieB
08-07-2002, 08:17 AM
Well, because red and orange blemd well together. Grant, it's up to you whether you want to have your gauges white during the day. It would look good either way I would think.
Jesse IL
08-07-2002, 10:14 AM
This looks good, but digital pictures are great at hiding small defects that are blatantly visible in person. I still think that the surface finish of the gauges would be completely messed up if you saw it in person.
TaeMachine
08-07-2002, 10:42 AM
GT-S Celica,
please post pics of yours. thanks.
Originally posted by NellieB
This is what it looks like after the orange is taken off in the day and at night. I have already done this months ago. I had no problems doing it, and Law, it dosen't damage your gauges all you are doing is scraping off the top coat of clear stuff and then the orange. If you did it right you never will go through the plastic.
During the day...
http://community.webshots.com/rs1/2/16/17/34221617NMxVFK_ph.jpg
At Night...
http://community.webshots.com/rs1/1/51/84/34415184mPoXIg_ph.jpg
The Wholeshot...
http://community.webshots.com/rs1/1/50/54/34415054ffjLdq_ph.jpg
Good luck GT-S Celica, you'll love it when your finished
of course it damages your guages.... your frickin grinding into them..... I can notice some imperfections from your picture but would be better to see in persno because as Jesse said there is probably more detail not being seen here..
NellieB
08-07-2002, 12:03 PM
LAW, I understand what you mean now by "damaging the gauges" (for some reason I thought you were referring to underneath the overlay...weird). Although, I don't think damaging is the correct term. Damaging would refer to them not working, I'm still convinced that I like them better than stock. Another nice color that would work would be to get some hyperwhite colored LED's for behind the gauges to have a nice clean looking color as well.
not really, i mean i've damaged my car but it still works :)
NellieB
08-07-2002, 01:54 PM
that's like comparing it to damaging your quaterpanel the way you describe it. I don't agree,
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