On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:51:57 -0500, "Steve W."
wrote:

dpb wrote:
On 2/19/2014 12:34 AM, dpb wrote:
...

Thanks a lot; identical other than I don't think the paint behind the
heat range numbers could have been red altho the rest is the baby-blue
and red like it...but that picture of front is good enough to
guesstimate the range markings from...
...

Followup --

Went out to take some measurements to see about making markings -- guess
it was actually a red background at one time, can see just a little tint
left in a few places. It seems that what is left of the red on the silk
screening has just turned into a white chalky surface in that area and
since the letters were just the background base coat it's no wonder
there's nothing at all legible where even the chalky stuff is left. I
had thought that was the color coat but the other lettering and the two
vertical decorative lines are still visible for the most part. Strange...

Guess I'll see about finding one of the inexpensive silk-screen kits and
see if I can make a replacement or just use some of the clear
pressure-sensitive label material and make dark on light and forego the
original look...or, of course, I could just take a paint marker and
freehand it...

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Make up a stencil sheet with the numbers in the correct spots. Sand the
face down, Prime and paint with white. Let it dry. Apply a layer of
contact paper. Trace the numbers and cut them out with a sharp x-acto.
Remove all the areas around the numbers. Mask the face and scuff the
paint, shoot the red. Let it dry. Now peel the contact pieces off to
reveal white markings. Gently sand with 1200 - 2000 and then shoot with
clear.
Or paint it and then apply "rub-on" letters (Letraset) then clear
over that.