My second re-covering of the glare shield lasted about 48 hours without a
burn mark. Got distracted when a TV camera crew walked up with the camera
rolling (my 15 minutes of fame). So, I said, "screw this". I put an
EAA sticker over the burn marks. It's been there for 9 years. I
try to not park with the sun behind the plane and try to keep the canopy
closed. A bit difficult when I pull the plane out of the hanger and it's
facing north for taxi.
Gary Edwards
LNC2
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 8:13
AM
Subject: [LML] Burned dust cover looking
for material that wont burn.
Everyone has seen the burn marks on your dust cover over
the instrument panel from the canopy glass caused by the sun when it
hits at the right angle.
Mine was really nice. It was covered in a
sinthetic black leather. Anyway, I have already recovered it once and
tried to be really careful with it. In short, it has about 20 or so burn
marks in it in 2 years.
I am looking for a black material (or
could be painted black) that will not burn that is thin that two 8"
patches could be made to protect the sides of the glare shield where the
sun is hitting it.
Basically I would use an adhesive to glue down
these patches where the sun hits to stop the burn holes...
Any
ideas?
Randy Snarr
N694RS
235/320
"Flight by machines heavier than air is
unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly
impossible"
-Simon Newcomb,
1902
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