New Interior done!

[0TreeLemur]

Hi everyone- just want to share some photos of the new interior that we finished this past weekend.   My co-pilot and I did all the work except for the seat upholstery.  The new side windows are great.  Solar gray with UV control all around.  Not sure when it was last re-done but it was time for an update.  The 52 year-old no longer smells like an old DeSoto with straw-filled seats!

[Brian E.]

Like the classic look.  Congrats!

[MooneyMitch]

Congratulations! So gratifying once completed.  

[0TreeLemur]

11 minutes ago, Brian E. said:

Like the classic look.  Congrats!

There is a paint job gonna happen in a couple of years.  I wonder if there is a way to discover the factory original paint scheme?

[MooneyMitch]

27 minutes ago, 0TreeLemur said:

There is a paint job gonna happen in a couple of years.  I wonder if there is a way to discover the factory original paint scheme?

Congratulations on your interest in installing original paint scheme and possibly original colors.

And yes, I agree your interior design choice is terrific.

I found original schemes/colors of my vintage Mooney in the Mooney parts manual for my airplane.   

Also possibly internet search for photos of your year and model.

[mark21m20c]

Looks great!!  Who is the best supplier of pre -cut flooring . Any opinions on carpet or vinyl for flooring?? Thanks

[David Lloyd]

For the carpet, check the Airtex website.  Not expensive.  If it lasts for several years and needs to be replaced, it won't break the bank.

[0TreeLemur]

Thanks @mark21m20c.  We have not yet changed the carpet.  What is in there now is not too bad color wise.  There are some stains near the rudder pedals from what I assume is sweat from all that horsepower. 

Quotes from two places kind of scared me off.  SCS interiors has really nice products, and I ordered samples.   Their prices are on the order of $500 for basic nylon carpet.   The airtex prices were less O($300), but their order form didn't seem to match my aircraft.   My plane has four pieces of carpet- floor pilot, floor co-pilot, a thin piece attached vertically along the front face of the box beam and the piece on the baggage compartment floor.   The AirTex form had several more pieces.   So, I'm going to save carpet until after the annual sometime in 2020.

[carusoam]

The ‘brand new‘ look is awesome...

My 65C got the Airtex carpet...

It was good and functional, just not forever-plane quality...

It needed some alteration... I cut some part off... that part got used to keep birds out of the tail... 

Best regards,

-a-

[David Lloyd]

Carpet, seats covers, all upholstery, paint and radios are just like tires.  Use 'em and they wear out.  Yep, if you fly your airplane in clouds and rain, the leading edges will show wear in a couple thousand hours.  Don't use 'em and they rot. I guess the radios are actually left behind in the technological dust.   Carpet is cheap.  If it gets worn or oil soaked, get another set.  As far as fit goes, Dodd at Airtex told me he has more Mooney carpet patterns than any other airplane, seems like every one is different.  Mine was close but needed a little trimming to be just right. I did not ask, Dodd said trim the way it needs to be and return it for rebinding.

[65eTurbo]

Love the seats.  Who did them?

[0TreeLemur]

1 hour ago, 65eTurbo said:

Love the seats.  Who did them?

A local upholstery shop here in Tuscaloosa did the sewing.  The fellow that did the work came out of retirement because nobody else in the shop had experience with aircraft seats.

[65eTurbo]

Nice.  Modestly priced, I'll bet.  Did you have a good source for hides?

[0TreeLemur]

I guess four or five Naugas had to die for these hides.   

We plan to put sheepskin covers on the front two after we pay for the next annual.

[mark21m20c]

New carpet  and side panels. Carpet is from scs interiors .

[pirate]

 Very nice!!! 

[carusoam]

The SCS stuff looks pretty high end!

thanks for sharing the pics.

You may want to share the pics with scs...

They have a presence around here.... @ SCSinteriors.  Without the space.... 

Best regards,

-a-

[jakearey]

On 2/9/2020 at 12:13 PM, mark21m20c said:

New carpet  and side panels. Carpet is from scs interiors .

Nice. Where did the side panels come from? And those yokes! I’ve never seen Mooney yokes like that, but I am new around here. 

[mark21m20c]

Thank you

Fabric for seats and side panels came from Douglass interior products .Grey honeycomb its a heavy duty wool blend  used on commercial aircraft.  The yokes Are treated with a rubber material .