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| leapinlew:
--- Quote from: Apollo on April 18, 2007, 12:45:40 am ---not to be a killjoy as you are obviously having a lot of fun with this project but a sheetmetal worker could have knocked you a new panel up for about $15. --- End quote --- Maybe, but I've tried looking for one and never was able to find anyone willing to do it. |
| Paladin:
I did that exact thing with my first Tempest restore. Sometimes the artwork comes off, but there is a thin layer of clear plastic still stuck to the panel. I think it's a clear laminate. You will find that it's stuck to the panel with adhesive. The panels were originally painted black, so just make sure you've removed ALL adhesive and only have black paint left. Here's my web page showing what I did (picutres below): http://home.comcast.net/~dark.paladin/tempest/page4.htm Brian's website has a pictorial: http://www.rgvac.com/restoration.asp?projid=19 Step one, remove all adhesive down to paint/metal: Step two, epoxy metal scraps to cover any holes you don't need from the back side: Step three, sand top of panel and add bondo. Sand again until top is smooth, then apply primer: Step four, paint panel the same color as your overlay just in case the edges show, and apply overlay: |
| dcsgguy:
Thanks, it's funny I am reading this now but I just did he steps you mentioned except fopr Bondoing the holes. There are quite a few and I may reuse a few for the controls I want. I am not turning this into a Tempest machine so I could use some of the holes. Here a re a few pics of my labor...phew, I'm glad that is done. I can hardly wait till I finish restoring this Cab so I can get to the fun stuff. |
| dcsgguy:
Oh yea, that clear laminate, by the way, was a major pain in the butt. That is until I took a heat gun to it. |
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