REFLECTOR:Panel cutouts and labels

Al Gietzen reflector@tvbf.org
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:57:12 -0700


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A good, if not great, method is pressure sensitive laser printer labels.
They make sheets of clear labels in various sizes.  You can set any
font/style/size you want, print it out, trim it and apply.  It's not =
screen
printing but its not bad.

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Chuck

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Sounds like a good approach.  Do they stay on well?

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Here's an interesting variation from a friend who built a beautiful =
Lancair:

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If you recall, my panel was black.

1. Created a page of labels with Word

2. Changed the background to black and letter color to white=20

3. Printed them on a projection transparency foil. The letters are now
transparent through the black.

4. Painted the back side of the lettering canary yellow (typist =
correction
fluid)

5. Cut each to appropriate size--high enough so that there was unpainted
area all the way around for the adhesive.

6. Sprayed the backside with artist's permanent contact bond cement.

7. Stuck them on the panel.

Special note: If you paint, spray and stick the wrong side they are
difficult to read :)

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He did this so the color of the lettering would match the color of his
airplane.  You definitely have to love the drudgery involved in order to =
do
this.

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Al


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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>A good, if not =
great,
method is pressure sensitive laser printer labels.&nbsp; They make =
sheets of
clear labels in various&nbsp;sizes.&nbsp; You can set any =
font/style/size you
want, print it out, trim it and apply.&nbsp; It's not screen printing =
but its
not bad.</span></font></p>

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<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Chuck</span></fon=
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<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>Sounds like a =
good
approach.&nbsp; Do they stay on well?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></=
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<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>Here&#8217;s =
an interesting
variation from a friend who built a beautiful Lancair:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></=
font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you recall, my panel was black.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1. Created a page of labels with =
Word</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>2. Changed the background to black and letter color =
to white
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>3. Printed them on a projection transparency foil. =
The
letters are now transparent through the black.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>4. Painted the back side of the lettering canary =
yellow
(typist correction fluid)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>5. Cut each to appropriate size--high enough so that =
there
was unpainted area all the way around for the =
adhesive.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>6. Sprayed the backside with artist's permanent =
contact bond
cement.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>7. Stuck them on the panel.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Special note: If you paint, spray and stick the wrong =
side
they are difficult to read :)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>He did this so the color of the
lettering would match the color of his airplane. &nbsp;You definitely =
have to
love the drudgery involved in order to do this.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></=
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<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>Al</span></font=
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