The side panels have to come out at annual inspection, have your mechanic install the upholstery at that time. 3M super weather strip adhesive available at any automotive parts store and probably Wallyworld works great. Comes in a big red tube like toothpaste and either yellow or black.
Check for clearance around the edges, you may have to trim the original metal panels slightly if the new fabric needs to to wrap around. Any auto upholstery shop could also do it and the seats. It is perfectly legal if under you as the "owners close supervision" Bill To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:58:31 +0000 Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Upholstery I can offer partial help. My coupe came with new Airtex side panels, but I had to remove them when putting in new window channels. Mine were simply contact cemented to the metal panel in spots. You can see that the seat bottom and back will hold the new material tight against the side at that point. I put some contact cement on the surface between the window and the panel as well as on the upholstery top. I then folded it over the bead and it stuck there. I sure would not consider hiring someone to do it, seemed real easy to me. I think you can see some of my workings on Hartmuts site, check out window welts. --- In [email protected], "jimtruxel" <jimtru...@...> wrote: > > Need some more advice. Thanks for the excedllent response on why the wing > doesn't stall at the tips. > > About a year ago we purchased now panels from Airtex for the entire inside of > the Coupe including new seats. We presently have metal panels inside the > aircraft, rear, baggage, both side panels on each side. > > How are the new panels installed ? Do we take the meatal panels out ans > secure the new ones to the frame and if so - how are they attached ? > > Or do we just attach the new cloth panels to the metal ones ? Concern there > is we will have 2 layers of panels even thought the weight may not be a > factor. As the plane has rudder pedals we are already restricted in leg room. > > Finally, anyone in the Va,Md, DC area know of someone that is good at it ? I > got one estimate from an aircraft maintenance facility in Hagerstown, Md and > they wanted $ 2000 which is twice what we paid for the panels. > > Thanks again in advance for all your help. > > Jim Truxel > N3439H, 415C > Frederick, Md > _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4
