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Barom 58 Panel - Glareshield and Annunciator panel


For the glareshield I've used 3mm PVC sheets as outer surface and PVC wall panels as inner honeycomb filler. In result, the whole construction has turned stiff and light. Initially, the glareshield was covered with leatherette (dermatin) on glue

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The disadvantage of this method is that it is hard to achieve the tight fit of the covering to the surface in the places of bends, and dermatin gathers the folds...

b58 b58 the glareshield was covered with dermatin (fabric substrate removed) on glue b58 it is hard to achieve the tight fit of the covering to the surface in the places of bends b58

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Glareshield Remade

Unhappy with the result of leatherette coating, I decided just to paint the glareshield. The glued dermatin was torn off, glue residue and roughness of the surface was sanded. To give the edges necessary forms, the wood and plastic inserts was used and coated by epoxy putty.

The whole thing was thoroughly sanded, coated by black primer, sanded again, and then painted by black "Flexible Bumper Coating" aerosol.

...the glued dermatin is torn off b58 b58 b58 b58 b58

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b58 Surface is sanded after the first covering by primer b58 b58 b58 Before and After..

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Flood lighting (10 LEDs behind the white plexi strip):

As a source of power LEDs I just have bought a suitable flashlight in  local store b58 b58 b58 b58 b58

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Annunciator panel

b58 b58 b58 b58 The colored plexiglass pieces are matt-sanded b58 Transparent label glued to the back side of plexiglass by two-sided duct tape

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