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DanM

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Location: Kingsburg, Calif.

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:02 am Post subject: Instrument Panel Dash Board

I'm getting ready to finish and install the instrument panel fiberglass dash board supplied by Skystar for my modified model IV. Anybody out there have any suggestions for finshing the dash, eg leather, vinyl, carpet, painted etc. I'm leaning towards some kind of thin carpet, but not sure where to get some or how to install.



Thanks in advance for any suggestions

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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: Re: Instrument Panel Dash Board

Mine has some kind of thin carpet like material that was glued in place. Over time, the glue has failed in spots causing wrinkles and bubbles. It gives the whole thing a shabby look. I think I would have painted.

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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:02 am Post subject: Instrument Panel Dash Board

I used the same thin fabric supplied by Sam Knight  for covering the center console.  I also got some sort of tear drop shaped rubber edging to ease the edge.  That kept the fibers from looking bare at the sharp corners.  500 hrs and 4 years later it still looks good.  Hangared.



DanM <danm(at)gangnailtruss.com> wrote:  [quote]--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "DanM" 



I'm getting ready to finish and install the instrument panel fiberglass dash board supplied by Skystar for my modified model IV. Anybody out there have any suggestions for finshing the dash, eg leather, vinyl, carpet, painted etc. I'm leaning towards some kind of thin carpet, but not sure where to get some or how to install.



Thanks in advance for any suggestions



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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:46 am Post subject: Instrument Panel Dash Board

If you want to use thin carpet on the glare shield, the auto supply 

stores usually carry it.  I used it on the doors and attached it with 

Liquid Nails.  You can cut the glare shield so that it has about a half 

inch or so of overhang and then use pipe insulation to fit over that, 

leaving a nice round edging across the top of the panel.  Use the black 

sponge rubber-type insulation, not the gray foam stuff.  It has a red 

strip over the sticky side where it's split, and that will attach to the 

shield.  I just painted mine flat black.



Jim Crockett

Kitfox V/912UL



W Duke wrote:

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		   I used the same thin fabric supplied by Sam Knight  for covering the 

 center console.  I also got some sort of tear drop shaped rubber 

 edging to ease the edge.  That kept the fibers from looking bare at 

 the sharp corners.  500 hrs and 4 years later it still looks good.  

 Hangared.



 */DanM <danm(at)gangnailtruss.com>/* wrote:



     



     I'm getting ready to finish and install the instrument panel

     fiberglass dash board supplied by Skystar for my modified model

     IV. Anybody out there have any suggestions for finshing the dash,

     eg leather, vinyl, carpet, painted etc. I'm leaning towards some

     kind of thin carpet, but not sure where to get some or how to install.



     Thanks in advance for any suggestions



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     Dan Mc Intyre

     Kitfox Model IV, Jab

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     Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your

     story.

     Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

     <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48224/*http://sims.yahoo.com/>



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