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View Poll Results: What color should I paint my panel?
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Flat Black
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Dark Grey
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Pewter (match interior)
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06-18-2016, 09:59 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: SLC, UT (KBTF)
Posts: 240
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My $0.02
Light grey and light tan both produce reflections in the canopy if the panel isn't filled with black instruments.
Try Satin Dark Taupe; be the first one on your block/airport.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleu...1238/100674050
Cheers, David
P.S. I'm stuck with the legacy light grey, which I'm used to also.
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06-19-2016, 12:51 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Florence, AL
Posts: 626
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Quote:
Originally Posted by N804RV
What the Navy called "Gull Gray" is very easy on the eyes. Its the exact shade of color as the SEM gray primer.
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How well does SEM primer hold up as a top coat?
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06-19-2016, 02:56 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: BC
Posts: 1,674
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Charcoal vinyl. Took about 1.5 hrs for two of us to do all the pieces. Took longer to put all the instrments back into the panels. Bevan

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06-19-2016, 04:58 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Defiance, MO
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I mixed black with just a squirt of white to just take the edge off, and then a moderate amount of flattener. I then put down the panel text and sprayed clear, with lots of flattener, over the top. Turned out great.
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06-19-2016, 06:09 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Alberta
Posts: 84
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Black wrinkle paint. No glare. I love it.
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06-19-2016, 06:51 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Gardnerville Nv.
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I also have the CF as in post 3 but not installed yet.
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Last edited by bret : 06-19-2016 at 06:52 AM.
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06-19-2016, 07:02 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: NC25
Posts: 3,508
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironflight
I have no idea what color You should paint YOUR panel....but I like the gray that the other guys mentioned on my planes becasue well....I'm used to it on other planes I've flown in my career, and it seems to work. No more science than that.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mel
I strongly prefer flat or satin black. I don't want to see the "panel" or any reflections.
I only want to see the instruments.
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IMHO, color is a personal preference but Dark and Satin would be my preference. The only reason I say Satin instead of Flat is from my experience the Satin will clean easier. I have seen some Flat paint that could not be cleaned or wiped off without changing the paint. That may just be the type or brand of paint used.
It is my opinion that if you like the color, can clean it, and it does not reflect or cause glare, then go for it.
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06-19-2016, 07:36 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Far North Texan
Black wrinkle paint. No glare. I love it.
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I like black wrinkle paint, but after 15 years, mine is starting to come off in spots. Not patches - just little grains and flakes of it popping off. I have no idea if the problem is inherent in the product or if I caused it...
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Marietta, GA
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06-19-2016, 08:34 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Stuart, FL /Hartford, CT/Virgin Gorda,BVI
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works great for me. 
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06-19-2016, 09:43 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: La Feria Texas
Posts: 3,822
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Flat Black for all the previous reasons!
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