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Hello All,
Just though I'd tell you about a good experience I had with getting the gauge
dials refinished on my '59 Plymouth. I had taken the instrument cluster out of
my Fury for detailing and rebuilding, etc. and noticed my dials really didn't
look that great. They were faded somewhat and had started to peel. It wasn't
that noticeable but I probably would be in a couple of years so, I decided to
have them silk-screened, repainted, etc. So, I removed the dials from the
gauges and prepared them for shipping.
My first stop was Instrument Services.........over
priced.
They had silk screened a clock dial for me a few
years back. They charged $65 for that. O.K. I said. I'll try them first. $100
for speedo, no problem. But they wanted $100 also for the fuel and temp gauge
each! Why! If you've never seen the fuel and temp gauge for a '59 Plymouth it's
about 1"x3" that's about 1/12 the size of the speedo dial! No way! I had them sent back.
Next stop www.paspeedo.com. $275 for all three but
here's the catch. If the background's not black "it'll cost you extra".
Why? How many instrument clusters do you know of
that are "basic black"? No thanks, sounds like you're not Mopar friendly.
Last stop, Clock-Doc corporation. The owners name
was Bill Russell. A very knowledgeable man! Without even looking at the dials he
guessed around $250 for all three. He knew the exact color and described all the
details to me without even seeing them! Not only did he know what he was talking
about, he send several correspondence e-mails to me re-assuring my decision to
do business with him. His work is excellent, which is why I'm writing about him.
My dials are perfect and I would highly recommend him to anyone. If anyone would
like to see photos before I install them Monday drop a quick e-mail. You can
reach him at clockdoc@xxxxxxxxxxx . By the way, his estimate was right on
the dollar $249.90 including the return shipping. He also included rivets for me
to re-install the speedo for authentic appearance along with a 25 year
anniversary key chain. Here's the break down of what was charged.........$95
speedo,$55 fuel gauge,$85 temp gauge(understandable do to the bright red/orange
"dot" on the hot indicator which is near impossible to do without overspray but
he did it!)and $14.90 for S&H. Well that's my two cents. Give him a try if
you need work done.
Take Care,
Frank
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