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Vinyl Wrap
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Sun May 10, 2020 8:04 pmby pfhoeycfi
I would like to wrap my control surface with a simple checkered pattern. Can anyone recommend a vendor where I can order thae product and pattern?
Re: Vinyl Wrap
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Sun May 10, 2020 9:24 pmby sonex1374
Peter,
John Gillis talked about vinyl wrapping including suppliers on episode 36 of the podcast. That might help get you going in the right direction.
http://www.sonexflight.com/36Jeff
Re: Vinyl Wrap
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Sun May 10, 2020 11:16 pmby onex28
I took my rudder to a local sign shop in MN and they did an excellent wrap of a checkerboard pattern.
Onex 28
Re: Vinyl Wrap
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Mon May 11, 2020 7:36 amby pfhoeycfi
onex28 wrote:I took my rudder to a local sign shop in MN and they did an excellent wrap of a checkerboard pattern.
Onex 28
Thats prob the smart way to go.
Peter
Re: Vinyl Wrap
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Mon May 11, 2020 8:20 amby pfhoeycfi
sonex1374 wrote:Peter,
John Gillis talked about vinyl wrapping including suppliers on episode 36 of the podcast. That might help get you going in the right direction.
http://www.sonexflight.com/36Jeff
...had forgotten about that issue, listened again this morning,
Thanks
Re: Vinyl Wrap
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Mon May 11, 2020 8:43 amby XenosN42
pfhoeycfi wrote:I would like to wrap my control surface with a simple checkered pattern. Can anyone recommend a vendor where I can order the product and pattern?
Hi Peter,
My OneX was wrapped by a company located in Slatington, PA which I think is very near you.
https://www.idwraps.com/To do my checkerboard they placed each black square by hand. They are real artists! They can also print a design.
Re: Vinyl Wrap
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Mon May 11, 2020 11:26 amby Area 51%
I prepped my instrument panel for painting (roughed it up) before I saw a couple of panels with "the carbon fiber look". Love it!
I'm guessing it's a vinyl overlay. Can anyone tell me if the vinyl products will adhere to anything other than a smooth/shiny surface? I'd really like to have that look, but don't want to polish the panel first.
Re: Vinyl Wrap
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Mon May 11, 2020 5:12 pmby racaldwell
Or make a carbon fiber overlay. I don't have a picture but I could get one Thursday if you are interested. Easy to make and your bare panel with the holes cut out is the template. I finished mine in March and used water slide decals for labels. Works great.
I made one for my RV-6 and it now is 20 yrs old and still holding up just fine. Some of the decals for ON/OFF on the frequently used switches have rubbed away but after the initial inspection, who cares? Toggle up is on, nobody will forget that.
Rick Caldwell
Xenos 0057
Re: Vinyl Wrap
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Mon May 11, 2020 6:26 pmby jrs
I've ordered some samples from fellers.com. A 12" x 12" is only $2 or $3. Also ordered VViViD XPO Black Carbon Fiber from Amazon and a 12" x 60" was $10. Small investment to see how it works. It seems to stick well to anything that is clean. No magic about polished surfaces.
Re: Vinyl Wrap
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Tue May 12, 2020 7:56 amby pfhoeycfi
XenosN42 wrote:pfhoeycfi wrote:I would like to wrap my control surface with a simple checkered pattern. Can anyone recommend a vendor where I can order the product and pattern?
To do my checkerboard they placed each black square by hand. They are real artists! They can also print a design.
That looks great. I'm curious, are the squares 2 x 2?
peter