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01-21-2015, 07:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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for black or color matched screws, just grab a handy cardboard box, poke holes in it with a screwdriver or anything handy, and spray the screwheads with a rattle can or airbrush. Don't drive yourself crazy trying to find black oxide finished screws. Painted stainless is non-magnetic to boot, if you are concerned about that.
Oh, and make extras!
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01-21-2015, 08:40 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Port Orange, Fl
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Originally Posted by DHeal
I used the 3M DINOC carbon fiber-like stick-on product (from MetroStyling) for my panel. It came out great! A word or two of caution:
-- File down the edges of all panels that are covered and abut each other to provide for the additional thickness of the abutting wrapped panel edges (By golly, Van's tolerances are tight!  ) BTW, wrap the edges of each panel - I would definately not try to do the entire panel with one piece of vinyl.
-- Use the available special contact cement for reinforcing critical edge openings, screw hole areas, etc. You may find that the vinyl material puckers-up a bit under the screw heads (I use nylon washers under the screw heads) - no big deal unless such trivial things drive you nuts.
There is quite a lot of past discussion on this subject in this forum.
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Good info, Dave, thanks. I couldn't find any discussions about this, must have not picked good search terms.
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01-21-2015, 09:15 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Windsor, California
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My RV-12 panel came out looking just like Joeri's in the above picture. I used the dark gray version of DINOC instead of their black version. Like Joeri's, my diagonal patterns all nicely aligned at the joints - however in my case that was more luck than skill! Also, you can judiciously use heat to wrap the edges and corners - beware however, your wife's hair dryer might be a better choice than the lowest setting on a heat gun - do test samples first.
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01-21-2015, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Barneveld, NY
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Wow.. thanks for all the info. Those are some nice looking panels and exactly how I want mine to look.
Carl
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01-22-2015, 12:24 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Netherlands
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tomkk
Joeri, is that a carbon fiber applique or vinyl or something else? The whole effect, including the joints, is very nice ...
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Hi Tom,
It's also the 3M DINOC vinyl. Works great. To make it easy you will need a heathgun and a sealing iron for e.g. monokote (model aircraft). Like mentioned earlier it's best to use plastic washers underneath the screw heads otherwise the vinyl will damage.
Joints take some time, but easy to do. Peel off a little strip of the protecting film and stick to the already done panel so that the pattern aligns. Put the next instrument panel underneath, remove the film and your done.
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01-22-2015, 06:06 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: St Louis, MO
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3M Tape
Carl,
Dave is right about the screws, they will pucker the tape if you don't use plastic washers. I didn't realize that when I did my panel. I ended up trimming the tape around the holes so the screws wouldn't have tape to pucker and touched up the small area with the black satin paint.
Gagarin737 also brings up the most important point, you WILL need a good heat gun. Don't use a hair dryer, go to Lowe's or Home Depot and get a good heat gun (in the paint section I think). Even though you mess up areas around joints all you have to do is peel it off a bit and use the heat gun to form it back into shape. You will also need a hard plastic squegge to smooth out the tape as you apply it. Don't worry, this stuff is pretty tough and easy to work with. I did my whole panel in one piece. It took a while but if you take your time and have patience it will turn out fine.
Oly
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01-22-2015, 07:09 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Posts: 167
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AircraftWraps provides 3M carbon 1080 film in many different colors.
Our price is less then most and we provide only premium level vinyl.
Example: Our 3M Black Carbon Fiber with texture 60"x36" is $90 while the listed site sells 48"x36" for $90.
You can order simply by emailing info@aircraftwraps.com.
Regards,
Scott
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01-22-2015, 07:13 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gagarin737
Hi Tom,
It's also the 3M DINOC vinyl. Works great. To make it easy you will need a heathgun and a sealing iron for e.g. monokote (model aircraft). Like mentioned earlier it's best to use plastic washers underneath the screw heads otherwise the vinyl will damage.
Joints take some time, but easy to do. Peel off a little strip of the protecting film and stick to the already done panel so that the pattern aligns. Put the next instrument panel underneath, remove the film and your done.
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Good call on the plastic washers.
If you wish to not use the washers... dab a little dish soap on the spot. Wipe away dish soap with wet cloth after.
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01-22-2015, 07:38 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Fort Mohave, AZ
Posts: 22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gagarin737
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Love the look but I have a question. I countersunk all the screw holes as I was originally planning on painting. Now having seen this I plan to use the wrap. Just wondering if I will have problems installing it with all those countersunk holes. Any thoughts ?
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01-22-2015, 08:25 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Marshall TX (KASL)
Posts: 1,783
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I did my RV12 in silver. I went with the non-countersunk screws with silver washers - I like the look with the background. The engine control labels and N-number were made at a local trophy shop. (The screws under the engine label are countersunk.)
and another:

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