1. If you have recently registered with a gmail email address, you must contact me, as gmail will not forward our confirmation email to you. Contact me and jim@trishieldperformance.com to complete your registration.
    Dismiss Notice
  2. In and effort to reduce the spam on the site, several years ago I had went to a program where I manually approve each and every new registration. This approval gives you full access to the site, to pictures, and to post, among other things. To be able to enjoy the full potential of the board for you, you need to be fully registered.. and that's easy.. Just send an email to me at jim@trishieldperformance.com and I will verify your registration. This policy will remain in effect indefinitely, as it has completely eliminated the bad actors from our site, who would spam and hack it, once they gained access. Thanks JW
    Dismiss Notice
  3. The "Group Buy" for the 1967-68 Deluxe Steering wheel recasting is now officially "Open". Now is the time to start sending in the wheels. The latest date that the wheels must be received by Kochs is 31 March 2025 The cost for each wheel is $750. The only "up front cost" is your shipping the wheel. If you send in more than one wheel, each additional wheel will cost $700. Shipping and insurance to Kochs and return shipping will be extra. You will be contacted by Teresa to make payment for the wheel(s) and return shipping and insurance when your wheel(s) is complete. The shipping will be factored on your delivery address and insurance. I will be sending the contact information all of you have sent me to Teresa at Kochs. Send in your wheels, horn pad and hardware and paint color sample if applicable. Please include: First and Last Name Shipping Address Phone number email address V8Buick "Member Name" Wheel Color (SEE THE BOTTOM FOR WHEEL COLOR) Pease read the "shipping to Kochs" below. There are two addresses. One for USPS Mailing One for FedEx and UPS shipping You can use USPS/Mail, UPS or FedEx to send in your core. Use the appropriate address depending on what service you use to ship. If you use USPS/Mail ship to: Koch's P.O. Box 959 Acton, CA 93510 Attn: Teresa If you use UPS or FedEx ship to: Koch's 7650 Soledad Canyon Road Acton CA 93510 Attn: Teresa Kochs Contact: Teresa (661) 268-1341 customerservice@kochs.com Wheel Color If you wheel is Black, you can list that in your information you send in with your wheel. For colored wheels, please contact Teresa about specifics for wheel color if you do not send in a color sample to match. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you to everyone for your participation in making this a reality. And "Thank You" Jim Weise, for allowing and facilitating this project! Michael .................... to remove this notice, click the X in the upper RH corner of this message box
    Dismiss Notice

Buick Tach Repainting

Discussion in 'Interior City' started by mrbuick65, Oct 14, 2009.

  1. 54Rich

    54Rich Silver Level contributor

    So I stop by the local hobby shop after work, it's gone! Stop at Wallmart, they don't sell models anymore, Target, Nope.

    Who sells models and model paint. When I was a kid, everyone had them:Do No: I remember going done to the local store and looking for the newest ones. Don't kids build models anymore:Do No:

    When I did a search of the Testers site, I got 4 hits. Closest one is 20 miles away.

    Wow have times changed.

    Here's what I found:

    http://www.testors.com/product/0/9132X/_/All-Purpose_Fluorescent_6_Color_Paint_Set

    And it's not .25 a bottle either
     
  2. TODD'S 67

    TODD'S 67 Time for another Buick!

    That would probably work, I was looking at spray cans that were a good match, but don't want to buy a whole can for one small red line needle.
     
  3. mrbuick65

    mrbuick65 Well-Known Member

    Just got back from the local hobby store. Picked up a small bottle of Testors flat yellow #1169CA. This I just painted the tach needle and it looks great. I also got a bottle of fluorscent red (model master FS28915). I just painted the adjustable needle and it looks great too. I now have to do the colours on the tach face. A much more tidious job.
    John
     
  4. 67BobcatGTO

    67BobcatGTO Member

    Hi Guys,

    I recieved an email from Walt regarding this thread. Yes there are options available. I have exclusive access to the original ink formulas originally used by AC Delco for the Buick tach faces. I use the factory original silkscreening process to re-face both the dials and the "Buick" face plate.

    There are ususally two ways I perform the restorations.

    1) If your tach dial is rusted or yellowed, it probably needs to be totally re-faced.
    2) If the dial is in nice shape but the green, yellow and red line are faded, I can silkscreen the colored sections only, the dial will look NOS.

    Here is a pic of a tach I re-faced only the face plate and the colored section of the dial.

    Also, the tach needles are very sensetive and if you paint the needle, most likely it will throw the meter off balance effecting your calibration. When I rebuild and calibrate the tachs, I strip the existing paint from the needle and airbrush a very light coat of the correct finish.

    Let me know if you guys have any questions. See us in the vendor section also for other services.

    Thanks
    Mike Mancini
    Instrument Specialties, Inc.
    14 Church Street
    Oxford, MA 01540
    (508) 932-1349
    www.instrument-specialties.com
     

    Attached Files:

  5. 54Rich

    54Rich Silver Level contributor

    Looks really nice:TU: General price range for a faded tach, taking silk screening and dials only. Not looking for exact, but between low and high?
     
  6. 67BobcatGTO

    67BobcatGTO Member

    If the entire dial needs to be re-faced $135

    If the 3 colors only: $85

    The face plate w/ Buick logo $45

    Let me know if you have any other questions.

    Mike
     
  7. TODD'S 67

    TODD'S 67 Time for another Buick!

    Hey, can u post some pix of what you've done so far?
     

Share This Page