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05-07-2015, 07:06 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Wilmington DE
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Painting a Dynon GPS antenna
I have a Dynon GPS antenna mounted on my glare shield. The antenna is white and the glare shield is flat black. My question is can you paint a GPS antenna or will paint mess up the signal?
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Matt Giordano Sr. and Jr.
RV-8 - N861MM
Wilmington, DE
Last edited by flyenforfun : 05-07-2015 at 07:08 AM.
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05-07-2015, 07:15 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: DFW Area, TX
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I asked Dynon and they told me it was ok as long as the paint did not contain any metal. I assume they meant a metallic paint.
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Bob B
RV-7A Sold
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05-07-2015, 09:35 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
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Old sock
Matt, I've seen an old, black sock used to stretch over the antenna.
Best,
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05-07-2015, 12:49 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Irmo, South Carolina
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Make a fiberglass cover
My wife copied my Tech Counselor and made a fiberglass cover for each of my two antennas on the glare shield. Covered them with clear tape real well, then put fiberglass over them. Fit snug, but can be removed. Sprayed them with black truck bed liner. No glare. If I can find pics I will post.
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Robert Cutter
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05-07-2015, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Chandler, Tx (TYR)
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Gps ant paint
paint it with flat black, works great.
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05-07-2015, 06:09 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
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Non-metallic paint = no effect on GPS signal. Paint away!
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Rob Prior
1996 RV-6 "Tweety" C-FRBP (formerly N196RV)
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05-07-2015, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Schaumburg, IL
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I painted mine. No adverse effects noted.
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Tony Phillips
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05-08-2015, 09:20 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Lake Country, B.C. Canada
Posts: 2,416
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traditional standards & practices...
hey, aren't we homebuilders?
...don't you have matte black electrical tape in your pocket? 
( ok, for the young guys, matte carbon fibre vinyl wrap material)
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Perry Y.
RV-9a - SOLD!....
Lake Country, BC
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05-08-2015, 09:51 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Lake Country, B.C. Canada
Posts: 2,416
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traditional standards & practices...
hey, aren't we homebuilders?
...don't you have matte black electrical tape in your pocket?
( ok, for the young guys, matte carbon fibre vinyl wrap material)
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Perry Y.
RV-9a - SOLD!....
Lake Country, BC
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