Removing bezels from instrument clocks

This is all that’s left (because I share a workshop with animals) but you get the idea.
 

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One last thing!

What I should have done when I had the gauges out of their cases, is to strip off the white reflective paint inside them and respray. The paint was flaking badly all over.
Not doing this meant that when I had the gauge upside down, and was hammering the bezel crimp, a couple fo flakes worked their way down (somehow) onto the glass. I am thinking that maybe they will vibrate off the glass while I ride but that hasn't happened yet...
They are small so I will get over it if they never disappear!
Dennis
By the way, I put LED pilot bulbs in place of their incandescent and I can actually read the gauges at night!!
Great post.
I currently have one apart.
What kind of paint should be used for the inside white?
 
I made the mistake to not strip out the paint so I can't suggest any white paint based on my use.
But I think you want the most reflective white you can get.

Do note that the factory white paint inside is not sprayed on the whole inside. On mine, they blocked it from
the area closest to the light bulb position. I guess this kept the light even around the visible area of the dial through the glass.

I have installed LED bulbs that are far brighter and I can see the gauge properly at nightime!

Dennis
 
It gauls me that the chronos have a screw on bezel and you have to stand on your head and have special tools to do up a magnetic. So the magnetic never gets lubricated and then fails. All to save how much and require
special tools? Absolutely perfect explanation of why the motorbike industry failed in UK. Add up all the
'how cheap can we go' missteps and there you are.
I don't think many Japanese gauges were built to easily come apart for maintenance. They just built a better product to begin with, and attached it to a motorcycle that didn't suffer from strong vibration.
 
Well nowadays maintenance is something to be avoided by both the manufacturer and the user.
 


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