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Do you need to take a Mustang heater apart?

Do you need to take a Mustang heater apart?

The heater assembly needs to be taken apart so the housing can be cleaned, painted and have new gaskets installed.

What to do with an old Mustang instrument cluster?

The cardboard tubes you find inside your old instrument cluster need to be reused along with any rubber ant rattles that you find. The lens retaining rings an be cleaned or repainted so they are as good as new. After restoring the lens retaining rings I can install the new instrument lens set into the new instrument bezel.

What do you use to clean gauges on a Mustang?

To clean the gauge faces you can use a quality glass cleaner or wax and grease remover along with a soft cloth like a 100% cotton diaper. The gauge needles almost always need a fresh coat of bright orange paint, find a good match and then take extra care to make sure you don’t get paint where you don’t want it

What should I expect from a Mustang interior restoration?

This restoration project tackles the steering column and turn signal switch; the steering wheel and steering wheel hub emblem and trim where both backordered at the time and will have to be covered later.

Can a seat belt be restored in a Mustang?

Mustang seat belts are fairly easy to restore if they are functional and in good condition. Old seat belts typically need a thorough cleaning with a strong cleaner, and the chrome freshened up with a little super fine steel wool. To restore this set of belts I used a few methods of cleaning including lacquer thinner, degreaser and steel wool.

Can You restore the dash on a Mustang?

A large chunk of the dash related items will be new so I won’t be restoring any of those items, they include the dash pad, instrument and radio bezels and knobs. The dash panels will be replaced with a new three piece set, however there is one items that does not come with this set that you may have overlooked as I did; the dash panel emblem.

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Ruth Doyle