Hot Rods SW Gauge Glass Repair

I am not saying this is a proper repair but have done it a few times to paint a needle or repair a gl*** or bezel. picked this gauge up over the weekend at a flea market. thought it had moister in it . got home & realized it was a film on the gl***.I think this guage is a little cool & unusual so I wanted to repair it

 

That's pretty cool! I had a complete set off SWs that looked pretty good 'till I turned the lights on..couldn't see the faces. I swap meeted them and bought new. I may have acted in haste. That fuel pressure gauge looks great.

 

Nifty. I enjoy trying to fix old stuff that would normally be turfed. Nice job.

 

A lot of gauges I've repaired by using a gl*** circle cutter like this. I use rubber shelf liner on it so it's non slip and a drop of oil on cutter.

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that's a nice piece I have robbed gl*** from air pressure gauges or such. new gl*** would be nice

 

Water jet cutters work great on gl*** if you really have an odd size.

 

i'm curious.....OUT would obviously be zero, but i wonder what psi NORMAL is on that gauge?

 

I have two gl*** circle cutters, the easy cut is best and precision for about 1/2" to 5", but I checked and they're about $60. Maybe less if you research Amazon, eBay, etc.
The suction cup comp*** goes from about 3" to 12 (more if you fabricate a longer arm). Those are inexpensive, but not easy to work.
My neighbor is in the gl*** business, I learned a lot from him. It takes practice but not hard to do.

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I've made a lot of gl*** circles for old flashlights and gauges.
Here are two, my neighbor borrowed them and got methanol on the plastic so they were frosted so bad you couldn't see through. Gl*** is much better.

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