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Old 08-22-2009, 11:09 AM
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All the outside second- and third-colors are vinyl on my 9A, but the panel is done in leather matching the accent color of the seats/side panels. Besides looking nice and having no glare, its sound deadening qualities lowers the interior nosie level by almost .0002 dbA!!

Oh, yes. Use nylon washers under the screws and there is no wrinkling.

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Old 11-04-2015, 08:37 PM
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I'm considering Vinyl to do a color change on my panel.

I'd like to switch to the carbon look, but I know I'm going to re-do the whole thing by 2020, so I think if vinyl will look good and last me a few years that would be a good interim step.

Any current thoughts on materials, vendors, etc?

Thank you!
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Old 11-04-2015, 09:07 PM
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I used the 3M Dinoc carbon fiber vinyl on my RV-9A panel. Went on well and looks good after a few summer/winter cycles here in Minnesota.
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Old 11-04-2015, 09:36 PM
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I used http://www.metrorestyling.com for supplies by the foot.
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Old 11-04-2015, 09:37 PM
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I used a product called ThermoFoil, available in cherry and maple, and probably other wood-look finishes. After 5 years it still looks new, and has held up better than real wood would in our Colorado sun.
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Old 11-04-2015, 09:51 PM
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I used a product called ThermoFoil, available in cherry and maple, and probably other wood-look finishes. After 5 years it still looks new, and has held up better than real wood would in our Colorado sun.
Jim, I thought your panel was real wood!
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Old 11-04-2015, 10:33 PM
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I used 3m 1080 (solid Charcoal) matte finish on the instrument panel. Took about two hours to do all the panel pieces. No chance that the powdercoat or paint shop coats the wrong side or losses a piece. It has wrinkled a bit around some of the screws but this could be avoided or simply redone in a few years. Not very noticeable. I always say "paint isn't perfect either". I would do it again.

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Old 11-05-2015, 05:38 AM
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I've done two panels now, my 9A, and a buddy's 8A, in vinyl. Since the panels were CNC routed (by Bill at Up North Aviation who is great, by the way) it was a reasonable next step to just have the vinyl overlay printed with all switch labels and placards in place.

The only difficult part is aligning the printed vinyl to the panel. But once it's stuck down, you're done - fully finished and ready to fly. After application, I gave it a couple spray coats of matte clear Rustoleum (tested on scrap pieces to not harm the vinyl or the printed ink). Mine's been on for over two years and flying for 1.5, and still looks great.

Call local sign vinyl suppliers in your area. The vinyl they're printing these days is meant to be out in full sun for years.
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Old 11-05-2015, 07:33 AM
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I wonder if the wrinkling could be avoided by using nylon washers under the panel screws. It seems like that would work, but I haven't tried it.
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Old 11-05-2015, 07:50 AM
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I wonder if the wrinkling could be avoided by using nylon washers under the panel screws. It seems like that would work, but I haven't tried it.
Check out post #11.

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