Tint your gauges..Fixes scratches or just looks nice!

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So you are tired of the scratches on your gauges.
Well get you some window tint and lets get started!
If you look at the gauge below it has a crack. Its also one of the lower cost defi clear amber gauges. I thought I was getting the light up amber and black look gauges. None the less I paid a good price.. Now back to the gauges.

Basicly its real simple. Just get a spray bottle and put a small amount of soap and fill with water. Like some dishwashing soap. About a quarter teaspoon or so per bottle of water. Or you can just go get a kit for installing tinted windows that has the spray with it. So after you get your mixture you will need to get the tint somewhat sized. Cut it close to what you will need. This makes it easier when you are cutting off the excess.

After cutting the tint to your size now take two peices of tape (fairly small) and put one on each side of the tint. Try to keep them from getting pasted together. Then spray the whole thing. The gauge face as well. It won't hurt to drench it good. Now take the pieces of tape and split the tint apart from its protective layer. Throw out the white piece. Take the dark layer and place it on the gauge sticky side to the gauge. Now take an old credit card or something and sqeeze out the layer of soap and water you sprayed on. Make sure there are no bumps, trash, or air bubles in between the layer of tint and the gauge. Then take a razor blade. (as long as you are allowed to have sharp objects :-) and cut off most of the excess. Then squeegy the tint on the gauge again. I usually spray the tint every time I do this to keep from scratching it. It won't hurt just don't get crazy and get it into the gauge. I use an exacto knife which is a small razor blade to be sure and make it a bit easier when cutting the edges. After you squeegy all excess debris and air bubbles from the tint, you can make sure the tint is stable and doesn't move.

Then cut the remainder of the tint away from the gauge. I usually slant the knife with the edge of the gauge (this depends on the gauge)and carefully cut as close as possible to the edge. Some of you with other types of gauges may have it easier and can cut into the edge where the gauge face meets the silver part. Don't know how to explain it. I think you get the idea...

Finished product should look like this. 

Have fun and mod in peace!