Restoring Aircraft Interior Panels Step by Step While Saving $$$ 

I agree. He should be doing this as a business I bet there'll be a lot of Tomahawk owners will line up for his services!

Haha there's definitely a time/money balance where the Visa wrench is much easier!

If your panels aren't too beat up I think its good to spend the time to restore them. They have already been fitted for the contours of your plane which can take a lot of time to tweak with new ones

Thank you!

Next time I'm at the plane I'll get you pictures of the straps. It's a nice alternative until a suitable replacement comes around. I saw Paul Sterling mentioning he may be re-making the old door holders 👍

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Thank you! You are very close on that guess. It's a 1980 AMC AMX (based on the Spirit platform). RWD, 258 inline 6, 4 spd manual. My wife is the second owner - her mother was the original owner.

That's the exact reason. I could tell it was a very cheap spray paint that was used so I didn't want a reaction where there would be bubbling or poor adhesion of the new coating. If it was the original factory coating I would have been inclined to clean it really well without removing.

I might touch up the panel eventually. I would love dual G5s and eliminate my vacuum pump. One can dream further than what the bank account allows sometimes! Haha

Thank you! Several months later I'm still really happy with it

Awesome! I hope the video gave you some good ideas. It feels good to get in my plane and see how it all turned out....and repairing the existing panels is a way cheaper venture than replacing them all. Tigers seems like they are great aircraft - happy flying! 👍

Thank you Bob! Great to hear from you. The next step is me trying to leave the surface of the Earth as much as I can!

If a person had a 3D printer big enough to print interior panels I suppose that's possible (some of the panels are several feet long). By the time a person bought that setup I could buy all new pre-made panels instead. The Kydex sheeting would also be possible for more money than I spent and far more time required (plus far more aircraft down time). Buying Kydex sheeting large enough to make the panels, plus shipping and customs, plus time and effort considerations would put the price in the ballpark of buying pre-made panels