REFLECTOR:Aluminum instrument panel finish

reflector@tvbf.org reflector@tvbf.org
Sun, 01 Feb 2004 21:54:25 -0800


I've just finished machining my instrument panel.  It is (I say with no 
small pride) nice.  Milled out of 2024T3 3" thick, reduced to .120 with 
.120 webs between each instrument and around the perimeter.

Now the question is: how should it be finished? Polished?  Engine turned? 
Anodized?  Clear powder coat?  Price is not an issue, it will be a tiny 
fraction of what the radios are costing anyway.

Any suggestions or reasoning gratefully accepted.