Aryana wrote:Nice matte finish. Did you end up anodizing it?
Unfortunately, the hole saw got away from me on one of the holes (bottom row, just right of co-pilot's yoke) and I had to use a thin layer of filler to smooth things out. I ended up using Sherwin-Williams 988 self etching primer and matte black paint for the finish. Next time...
Miles
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— Thomas Browne
That's OK.....it'll be a lot easier to repair when it gets scratched, in the future.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
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gahorn wrote:That's OK.....it'll be a lot easier to repair when it gets scratched, in the future.
True, but... The anodized finish is harder, and less likely to scratch in the first place. I definitely found that to be the case with the pre-fabbed adapters I used in the original panel.
Miles
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and I had to use a thin layer of filler to smooth things out. I ended up using Sherwin-Williams 988 self etching primer and matte black paint for the finish. Next time...
