Foggy gauge lenses, Easy cure or send to CA? |
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Foggy gauge lenses, Easy cure or send to CA? |
StarBear |
Sep 12 2023, 06:26 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,919 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States |
Console gauges get foggy in humidity, especially cool humidity. Any solution other than sending to CA? Original glass lenses. Don’t have bezel tool. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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Superhawk996 |
Sep 12 2023, 07:01 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,915 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Gauges are not sealed. A gauge rebuild isn’t going to prevent future condensation when temperatures and relative humidity encourage it.
Smoking was very common in the 70s and leaves behind a smoke film. Likewise repeated condensation and off-gassing from vinyl and plastics will leave a film. I have seen gauges with extreme cloudy film inside the glass that can only be cleaned by disassembling the gauge. Your pictures seem to look more like this to me than simple condensation. |
StarBear |
Sep 12 2023, 07:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,919 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States |
Gauges are not sealed. A gauge rebuild isn’t going to prevent future condensation when temperatures and relative humidity encourage it. Smoking was very common in the 70s and leaves behind a smoke film. Likewise repeated condensation and off-gassing from vinyl and plastics will leave a film. I have seen gauges with extreme cloudy film inside the glass that can only be cleaned by disassembling the gauge. Your pictures seem to look more like this to me than simple condensation. When not humid a bit of haze on the inside of the temp gauge that could use cleaning anyway. Really showed up this morning. Garage kept, of course! |
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