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a.s.elliott(at)cox.net Guest
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:58 am Post subject: Interior sidewalls |
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Gang:
I am considering alternatives to upholstered sidewalls, and am not a great fan of black ABS. I was thinking of using 1.5 or 2 mm aircraft plywood for this, probably stained somewhat darker than the natural birch finish. Was even thinking of a 1 mm overlay for the panel just for looks. Anyone tried wood before? Any luck? Any other alternatives to upholstery or plastic that people have tried?
Thanks,
Andy Elliott, Mesa, AZ
N601GE (reserved)
601XL/TD/QB, Corvair, building...
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John Bolding
Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 281
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:47 pm Post subject: Interior sidewalls |
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Yep, have done several panels using burl walnut veneer over alum. Pretty expensive but when you're this far into the program...... I Really like the look and will use it on my 701, nice idea for side panels , might try that as well. John
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Was even thinking of a 1 mm overlay for the panel just for looks. Anyone tried wood before? Any luck? Any other alternatives to upholstery or plastic that people have tried?
Andy Elliott, Mesa, AZ
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dredmoody(at)cox.net Guest
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject: Interior sidewalls |
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Andy, my two cents is this: if you do use wood, seal it as well as if it were there for structural purposes. The sunlight under a bubble canopy will not be kind to wood over time. That said, it would be atractive, I'm sure.
Dred
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bryanmmartin
Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 1018
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject: Interior sidewalls |
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I glued padding to the sidewalls and glued leather over that. I got
the leather hide on eBay.
On Mar 31, 2007, at 2:57 PM, Dr. Andrew Elliott wrote:
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I am considering alternatives to upholstered sidewalls, and am not
a great fan of black ABS. I was thinking of using
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