RV-10 headliner/doors fabric covering

[AviatorJ]

Originally Posted by Kyle Boatright

Justin, is that paint or primer inside your cabin top? If paint, how'd you accomplish the semi-gloss look?

It's all rattlecan SEM High Build Primer followed by 3 coats or so of SEM Dove Gray... then I used SEM Low Luster Clear for both the Carbon and top. I didn't want it too shiny.

Based on the posts I suppose I'm going to paint the door too in the same manner.

[Bluelabel]

I had the front upholstered to match/compliment the rear headliner. It was a fair amount of work. I had to build a lip our of metal for the fabric to wrap around where it meet the windshield. Ultimately it came out great. I'm really happy with it. Don't have any pictures easily accessible.

[Bill Boyd]

Originally Posted by Aerosport1

I would not put any covering on the door. I would paint it the same as your cabin top finish with a slight semigloss texture. It takes a little more time to
finish the inside door skin but the results are really nice.Here is a picture of
my doors finished to match the cabin top. If using the McMaster Carr door seals your inside door surface needs to seal off on the door.
FWIW


Geoff

I see Aerosport rudder pedal extensions in the photo, but not on your website. Am I not holding my head right or something? Still making these?

[Aerosport1]

Originally Posted by Bill Boyd

I see Aerosport rudder pedal extensions in the photo, but not on your website. Am I not holding my head right or something? Still making these?

Bill these are a one off that I made for myself. I thought of making them but has not been high on the priority list.

Geoff
http://aerosportproducts.com

[Bill Boyd]

Looks like JD-Air or feet on the sides of the pedal frames are the cost-effective solutions, here.

Looking forward to talking with you this year about my -10 interior options

[Charles in SC]

Just to add fuel for thought, they sell "headliner glue". It is quite a bit better than the normal stuff used on interior fabric in when used on a hot surfaces like a roof. It is a contact type cement and is available in spray cans as well as gallons etc. If you use glue don't put so much on it that it soaks the fabric or it will look funny.

[DRMA]

Justin,

You photo doesn't show the area of the cabin top that I am currently worried about. I have blended the overhead console into the top, and have applied several coats of UV Smooth Prime to the entire top interior, but there are a few areas that are pretty rough as they come from Van's. In particular the front "pillars" between the wind screen and the doors. The rough part faces the wind screen, so I'm not sure if it will show when the plane is completed, but I'm curious if you did anything with your top to better finish these areas.

I'm debating if I should try to smooth it all out with some epoxy/micro mix, or just leave it as-is and paint it. Would appreciate thoughts from other builders on how to deal with this.

Thanks

[rleffler]

Originally Posted by DRMA

Justin,

You photo doesn't show the area of the cabin top that I am currently worried about. I have blended the overhead console into the top, and have applied several coats of UV Smooth Prime to the entire top interior, but there are a few areas that are pretty rough as they come from Van's. In particular the front "pillars" between the wind screen and the doors. The rough part faces the wind screen, so I'm not sure if it will show when the plane is completed, but I'm curious if you did anything with your top to better finish these areas.

I'm debating if I should try to smooth it all out with some epoxy/micro mix, or just leave it as-is and paint it. Would appreciate thoughts from other builders on how to deal with this.

Thanks

If you take a look at mykitlog.com site under finish kit and cabin cover, you'll see many photos of my cabin cover.

Micro will work but it will take a little more elbow grease.

Since this isn't structural, I used use auto body icing. It's much easier to sand than micro and hardens much faster too. It will allow you to get done faster.

https://www.amazon.com/USC-26006-Ici.../dp/B00GQ1X1MQ

You'll notice that mine is like glass. It was finished that way to allow Geoff to make his headliner molds without all the defects in he cabin cover as it comes from Vans.

My concern is the smooth prime. You will probably need to remove it. I'm not sure how well epoxy or the auto body icing will,adhere to it. Others will probably know better than I do.

[SFSA1]

Here is a picture of our latest cabin top liner installation.
We use and recommend 3m Neoprene High Performance Contact Adhesive 1357.

[Mike S]

Eladio, welcome to VAF