I tried speedo restoration places all over the country and had no luck at all with finding anyone who could replace the paint with the original type of luminescent paint.
I had a look at some American websites and found a mob that sells both green and orange luminescent paint so I bought some and gave it a shot on a broken speedo face as a test run
First up I used a can of oven cleaner to remove the old paint, I masked the HOLDEN off to use it as a comparison
As you can see the numbers are quite a bit darker than the HOLDEN letters but pretty close to the green ring around the outside of the lens so have they faded over the last 60 odd years? Logic would say yes ……
Held up to the light - reckon I will paint a set up and give them a go .
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so I did them again . Better but still not good enough so they are soaking overnight- see how they are in the morning………..
hit it again and wrapped it in gladwrap to see if that helps , if not time to buy a new can of oven cleaner- this has been in the shed for years - it doesn’t burn my fingers when I use it so it may have lost its punch …….
. Gave them a coat of paint tonight, when they are dry I will chuck them in the ute and see if it makes any difference 
. Can you post up the paint you used and the cost?
