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Bill Allen
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 Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:21 am Post subject: panel color (revision) |
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Hi All,
I've just finished a new panel (aluminium) for my LongEz Diesel Mk2 and I have to decide what colour to paint it. I know it's not strictly an electrical decision, but in terms of it being the visual pinnacle of all the electrical work behind it, I want a colour that works ergonomically and aesthetically.
I'm leaning towards something other than black, but something not too colourful. Perhaps a charcoal blue?
Any advice?
Bill Allen
PS: first posting missed out the word "not" by "too colourful".....
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harley(at)AgelessWings.co
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| Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:57 am Post subject: panel color (revision) |
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In case you missed it, Bill, see my reply over at the Canard Aviator's forum...with pictures!
Harley
On 11/22/2013 7:20 AM, Bill Allen wrote:
[quote] Hi All,
I've just finished a new panel (aluminium) for my LongEz Diesel Mk2 and I have to decide what colour to paint it. I know it's not strictly an electrical decision, but in terms of it being the visual pinnacle of all the electrical work behind it, I want a colour that works ergonomically and aesthetically.
I'm leaning towards something other than black, but something not too colourful. Perhaps a charcoal blue?
Any advice?
Bill Allen
PS: first posting missed out the word "not" by "too colourful".....
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harley(at)agelesswings.co
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| Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:07 am Post subject: panel color (revision) |
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sarg314(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:48 am Post subject: panel color (revision) |
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Bill:
I anodized my aluminum panel a dark blue (plane is yellow & blue). Then I had the labelling laser-etched. (A very small laser spot explodes the anodize off the surface exposing the bright aluminum underneath.) Looks good and is super durable.
On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 6:06 AM, Harley <harley(at)agelesswings.com (harley(at)agelesswings.com)> wrote:
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| Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:03 am Post subject: panel color (revision) |
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This is real cherry, it is an adhesive laminate. I put a few coats of varnish then any labeling on the panel with rub on letters then a couple of coats of varnish over the rub on's to seal them in. This is an early pictures but the cherry looks the same today.
Tim
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dee.whittington(at)gmail.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:39 am Post subject: panel color (revision) |
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Yes, Bill, sort of blue-grey is what we did in our Sportsman. This is powder coate done by our panel builder, John Starke in Georgia. But you should be able to find a two-part epoxy you can spray yourself if you like. We added the sub-panel holding the throttle, prop control and air/fuel ratio control later. Now, it too is powder coated to match. Since the cage in our Sportsman was factory powder-coated a blue-grey, we tried to match it and are very pleased with the way it turned out.
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