[DeTomaso] Cleaning Veglia gauges

[SOBill at aol.com]

Erik,
 
Yes.
 
Flip the gauge over on it's face and find the small notch in the  back of 
the bezel.
 
Using a small but strong screw driver pry the inner edge of the  bezel up 
and away from the body of the gauge. This takes a proper touch. Do  not press 
down on the gauge as this will put a load on the glass. Pry up and  away 
from the body of the gauge. Move around the gauge in small steps while  prying 
the edge of the bezel up and away. In my experience, this will take about  
two complete trips around the gauge. On the second trip, you can pry more 
away  from the gauge body and use a larger screwdriver. On the second trip you 
should  be prying more away from the gauge body than up.
 
Lift the gauge body off the bezel and you can clean the  glass.
 
When you are ready to reassemble, be sure the glass has  not picked up any 
specks or fingerprints by looking thru the glass at a bright  light. There 
are few things more depressing than reassembling the bezel only to  find a 
first class finger print on the inside.
 
To reassemble the bezel, place the gauge upside down on a piece of  hard, 
thin material. I use a piece of 1/4 inch thick rigid plastic. This  material 
will protect the front side of the bezel from plier marks. With the  gauge 
near the edge of the hard, thin material use a small pair of slip joint  
pliers to grip the bottom of the hard, thin material and the bent up inside edge 
 of the bezel. Bend the inner edge of the bezel down against the body of 
the  gauge. Do this bending gently so you do not chip the glass. Slowly work 
your way  around the bezel bending the inner part of the bezel down without 
leaving any  unbent gaps. Two trips will do the job.
 
Have some fun,
 
SOBill  Taylor
sobill at aol.com