Glare shield - Leather or vinyl?

[Jim P]

I did mine in leather as well and I'm really happy with it. The flip-side is that I don't have any idea on long term maintainability.

This is a lousy shot but it' the interior of the dash with the canopy off: http://adap.com/images/P7210008.JPG. CAD did my interior and I was able to get some black leather from them as well as the edge welt.

Jim

[N130WN]

I used a piece of black faux suede on the RV-8. I was really happy with the look and feel of it, and plan to use the same on the RV-7.

[videobobk]

Originally Posted by Jim P

I did mine in leather as well and I'm really happy with it. The flip-side is that I don't have any idea on long term maintainability.

Jim

I have used Leatherique for years on leather car seats and am using it on my Classic Aero seats and instrument panel. See leatherique.com It's not cheap, but then again, neither are the seats. I used mottled spray normally used for trunk interiors on my glare shield. It is very low glare. Go to http://www.classicaerodesigns.com/we...2D3EAC1A00FFCE if you want some pictures of my interior.

Bob Kelly

[FredMagare]

How about using felt? Light, comes in a variety of colors, inexpensive, and available at just about any hobby or sewing store. You can tack it in place with a good double sided tape.

[N941WR]

Originally Posted by N941WR

I bought a bolt of black loop Velcro and used that. It feels like velvet and works great to hold my GPS and XM antennas, pencils and anything else I put the hook Velcro on.

PS. I've got a bunch of Velcro left as I had to buy 15 yards of the stuff, minimum order quantity and all.

If any of you would like some, send me an email. $25, including shipping, for enough to do a SbS RV. Did I mention this stuff was expensive?

[Norman CYYJ]

Why not just use flat black paint. Cheap, lasts forever and easy to do.

[Rick6a]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the inexpensive yet highly durable vinyl glareshield treatment sold by Cleaveland and installed in uncounted RV's:

http://www.cleavelandtoolstore.com/p...p?number=GSF15

Its installation in my -6A looks as good now as it did when I glued it in place with Pliobond adhesive several years ago. This time around however, I wanted something a bit different than the familiar cookie cutter pinch welt treatment that is usually sold with the glareshield vinyl. I found a perfect solution with a look and feel that works for me. I simply slit a length of black air hose and used that as pinch welt. For my -8, I prefer its more rounded look to the familiar flattened shape and texture of the traditional welt although I did find a use for the common welt. I installed it along the bottom edge of the Plexiglas before fiberglassing the windscreen into place. By "floating" it into place to conform to the curvature of the upper skin, it serves as any other moulding does....as an accent to hide gaps.