my new homemade gagues 90-92
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Car: Camaro z-28-1992
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my new homemade gagues 90-92
I want to share my work with my new gagues
what do you think??
Before
After
Nightshoot
The blue text is brighter then the camera can reproduce in print
what do you think??
Before
After
Nightshoot
The blue text is brighter then the camera can reproduce in print
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Car: Camaro Z281991 Engine: 5.7L/350 TPI Transmission: TH700R4 ··································· Car: Acura CL 1998
Engine: 3.0L/183
Transmission: 4 spd auto/OD
looks awsome
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Originally posted by IceManRS305
holy **** dude..... how did u do that.... PLEASE let me no.... i LOVE IT
holy **** dude..... how did u do that.... PLEASE let me no.... i LOVE IT
First you have to fix them like you want them in photoshop or other program
then you need a good printer,and i have printed them on glossy photopaper
then i have spray them with some sort of varnish
on the backside i have lay some transparant film in every coulor you need to get that light you want,in my case blue,red,orange and little green for the flasher indikator
i have lots of pictures on the work and they will come up at my homepage some day
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Car: 88 Camaro S/C
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Nice to see you finally got those done. Those look very, very professional, awesome job!
You originally got me wanting to make some too, but I decided to just get the indiglo white face ones and they are off the hook!! But so are yours
You originally got me wanting to make some too, but I decided to just get the indiglo white face ones and they are off the hook!! But so are yours
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Wow, those are very unique. They look awesome. If I still had my 92 RS, I'd definately make myself a set. Very nice work!
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Do you happen to have a photoshop file with a scan of the original gauges that is the correct size that you would be willing to send me?
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Originally posted by PyRo9862
Do you happen to have a photoshop file with a scan of the original gauges that is the correct size that you would be willing to send me?
Do you happen to have a photoshop file with a scan of the original gauges that is the correct size that you would be willing to send me?
http://josh.swoca.net/board/mrdude/gauges/
if you invert the "white" ones, its similar to stock.
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Well,MrDude i get my own files, i dident like the numbers from those you gave me
so yes i have all 3 faces in right size,i will put up them to my homepage someday!
so yes i have all 3 faces in right size,i will put up them to my homepage someday!
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Axle/Gears: 02 WS6 Rear w/3:42
That looks awesome man :hail: I would definetly buy one if you sold them. Let us know when you update everything to your homepage.
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Ofcourse i will :-)
i will put up them on my homepage with picture how i have done
but the main problem is all my homepage is on swedish!
hehe maybe you guys will take a lesson now
i will put up them on my homepage with picture how i have done
but the main problem is all my homepage is on swedish!
hehe maybe you guys will take a lesson now
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Car: Camaro z-28-1992
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Originally posted by mike83z-28
Ok cool
Ok cool
i will look for in the future,ok?
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If you have a vinyl sign/print shop near you, you can produce professional quality gauges in nearly any color you wish. They can print a "foil" type of color onto a clear vinyl, then the print is attached to a clear 1/32" thick piece of Lexan plastic. To the back side, you can attach translucent (means that it allows light through) colors to make them glow any color you wish. I still have about 20 or so partial rolls of the translucent color for the gauges that I used to make... Hummmmm, maybe it's time to start it up again...
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it was some kind of paintvarnish for my girlfreinds drawings,but if i would make them over again i will do something i dont know what is call in english.
You take your faces and lay a thin plastic around them
its look like a printer,hope you understand what i mean
in sweden its called laminering-maybe the word is simmilar??????
You take your faces and lay a thin plastic around them
its look like a printer,hope you understand what i mean
in sweden its called laminering-maybe the word is simmilar??????
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Originally posted by Kingdomofmadnes
it was some kind of paintvarnish for my girlfreinds drawings,but if i would make them over again i will do something i dont know what is call in english.
You take your faces and lay a thin plastic around them
its look like a printer,hope you understand what i mean
in sweden its called laminering-maybe the word is simmilar??????
it was some kind of paintvarnish for my girlfreinds drawings,but if i would make them over again i will do something i dont know what is call in english.
You take your faces and lay a thin plastic around them
its look like a printer,hope you understand what i mean
in sweden its called laminering-maybe the word is simmilar??????
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Car: Camaro z-28-1992
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Originally posted by mike83z-28
i understand ya man the words are kinda similar. In English its called laminating. You do this to protect them right?
i understand ya man the words are kinda similar. In English its called laminating. You do this to protect them right?
I think laminating would be great beacouse they let the light shine thru plus i think the coulor would not fade so easy.
I know you can laminating in 2 ways as cold and warm
take the cold because print coulor would hold better
In sweden we have a crazy law who say we should se the numbers in our gaues at day,so there is why i put them white
but if i could choose,i should done the miles in blue,thats because the coulor at night should get more intense (like i did with the red numbers)the blue marking at day could dissapear in the black background so thats why i have them white today.
i have everything here in my home,so when i got the lust back to paste and cut i would laminate. its only take 10 minutes to get the gluster out of the car :-)
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im a little confused here. WHen your are making the gauges, if i have a white background, i can make the numbers say blue. ANd it will be fine in the day, but for night when the lights are on it wont shine blue so thats why i need the translucent paper behind it? i hope i got that right.
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Originally posted by BOTTLEDZr28
nice job. I read on here somewhere that there is a set of red needles that come on a Lexus that you can replace your with and they fit perfect. Not sure on which models though. Take a look around and see what you can come up with. again though very nice job.
nice job. I read on here somewhere that there is a set of red needles that come on a Lexus that you can replace your with and they fit perfect. Not sure on which models though. Take a look around and see what you can come up with. again though very nice job.
the needles are clear with a layer of paint on the underside.
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Is the Needle on my 86 the same way, the clear with a stipe of paint on backside? I wanna paint mine when I eventually do this....
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how does the film stick to the back of the gauge? elmers glue sticks?
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Car: Camaro z-28-1992
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my blue and red transparent film have glue on the back like a sticker so its only to paste on it
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where would you find that kind of film? namebrand?
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do you have a picture of the backside so we can see how you put the film on?
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