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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:15 pm    Post subject: Glare shield coverings Reply with quote
So what have people covered their glare shields (forward skin under the
windscreen) with? I'd like something tougher than paint but that will stand
up in the sun. But not something with a nap like carpet that will be hard to
clean. One recommendation was auto rock guard paint. I'd cover it in thin
vinyl or plastic if I could count on it lasting. I'm going to experiment on
a piece of test metal with black Plasti-dip (the stuff used to coat handles
on tools). I don't think it should make a difference but this is on a 701.
Other suggestions?

-- Craig

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:44 am    Post subject: Glare shield coverings Reply with quote
<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> Cessna used to (may still) use a sheet of black leather-like vinyl glued on top of the instrument panel. I had to replace it on my '75 172M in 1997. Probably would have lasted longer if the previous owner and I had used Armorall once in a while.

Paul Rodriguez
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tigerrick(at)mindspring.c
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:22 am    Post subject: Glare shield coverings Reply with quote
Hi, Craig and Paul.

I've used black Cordura nylon fabric (with pretty good results) over the metal panels on the Grumman Tiger. It tends to shrink a bit in the heat from sunlight, so it's nice and taut whenever it sees sun.

In these installations, however, it's wrapped and glued under the edges of the aluminum sheet metal, so it's not real obvious to me how it would work with a 701 if it's not tucked under the edges.

Rick Lindstrom
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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:58 pm    Post subject: Glare shield coverings Reply with quote
While researching this I came across a little bit of information about
adhesives from an RV-8 builder. He covered his glare shield with vinyl
leatherette:

http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8/article.php?story=Glare_shield_2

"I spent quite a bit of time working on the glare shield. I agonized over
how to glue the vinyl covering to the aluminum glare shield. Many people use
a spray-on adhesive, so I purchased a can of 3M 77 adhesive and did a test
on some scrap. It seemed to work well, but you had to be quite quick to get
the vinyl in place after spraying the adhesive, and I was not too happy
about the risk of over-spray. I searched the RV-List archives, and found one
person that used rubber cement, so I tried that on some more scrap. It was
not compatible with the vinyl - the vinyl puckered up and did not lay flat.

I looked at the dozens of different adhesives at a local craft store, and
found a tube of Goop adhesive that claimed to have all the right properties
- sticks to vinyl and aluminum, and withstands fairly high temperatures. I
did a test on some scrap, and it did a good job.

The glare shield turned out very nice. I put a small bead of Goop around the
edges, as there didn't seem to be any point to trying to glue down the whole
surface. For the hole where the defrost fan is, I left some extra material
and wrapped it around the edge of the hole and glued it to the bottom of the
glare shield."

-- Craig

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