Matt M Posted January 4, 2023 Report Posted January 4, 2023 Anyone have a source for the silicone window trim that goes on around the window trim plastics? Jaeger aviation is out as their vendor discontinued the product. Plane Plastics sells only beige, I need light grey. Any other sources used with success? Matt
N201MKTurbo Posted January 4, 2023 Report Posted January 4, 2023 When I redid my interior I went to the local auto paint super store (Space Age Paint). They have a back room with all kinds of automotive fasteners and such. They had a black plastic beading that looked great and fit perfect. Unfortunately, in the Arizona heat it blead out all its plasticizers and shrunk up. The plasticizers ran all over my new plastics, hopefully I can find something that will remove it without ruining the plastic. The point is be cautious of what you get.
DonMuncy Posted January 4, 2023 Report Posted January 4, 2023 It is really surprising how well ordinary rattle-can paint looks on plastic parts, if you can't find any the color you want. 2
Hank Posted January 4, 2023 Report Posted January 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, DonMuncy said: It is really surprising how well ordinary rattle-can paint looks on plastic parts, if you can't find any the color you want. Go to the auto paint store and get SEM spray paint. Works well, lasts long. I painted my interior in Fall 2007 . . . . 1
Matt M Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Posted January 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, Hank said: Go to the auto paint store and get SEM spray paint. Works well, lasts long. I painted my interior in Fall 2007 . . . . I am painting all my plastic panels a light gray using sem. If I can’t find a gray trim I will put the beige trim on and paint them completely as an assembly. I am a little worried about the paint adherence to the trim.
1980Mooney Posted January 5, 2023 Report Posted January 5, 2023 36 minutes ago, Matt M said: I am painting all my plastic panels a light gray using sem. If I can’t find a gray trim I will put the beige trim on and paint them completely as an assembly. I am a little worried about the paint adherence to the trim. I previously painted my interior gray. I left the trim, original beige. I think it looks just fine.
PT20J Posted January 5, 2023 Report Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Matt M said: I am painting all my plastic panels a light gray using sem. If I can’t find a gray trim I will put the beige trim on and paint them completely as an assembly. I am a little worried about the paint adherence to the trim. The original Mooney trim is hard enough that I think it would paint fine with SEM Colorcoat. I would paint the panel and then put the trim on and paint the trim . That way, you won't have any "edge" of unpainted plastic under the trim. Colorcoat blends very well so overspraying isn't a problem. Brown Aircraft has a lot of trim but only black and white, I think.
Paul Thomas Posted September 17 Report Posted September 17 @Matt M Did you ever find a source? Jeager is still out and haven't returned a call/email but if they don't have a vendor, it may explain it. I'd rather not paint all that beading if I don't have to. The paint shop has already told me they can't mix anymore paint for me for weeks because they're out of something.
1980Mooney Posted Thursday at 07:21 PM Report Posted Thursday at 07:21 PM 23 hours ago, Paul Thomas said: @Matt M Did you ever find a source? Jeager is still out and haven't returned a call/email but if they don't have a vendor, it may explain it. I'd rather not paint all that beading if I don't have to. The paint shop has already told me they can't mix anymore paint for me for weeks because they're out of something. https://vantageassoc.com/finishing-materials-window-beading-krbbeige-145.html
Paul Thomas Posted Friday at 03:16 PM Report Posted Friday at 03:16 PM I have a sample coming in for paint from them. I've also stopped at a couple auto supply stores and not found anything that works. After more calls to Jeager, I was able to talk to someone. They no longer have a supply and have been working on trying to find a new supplier.
1980Mooney Posted Friday at 03:39 PM Report Posted Friday at 03:39 PM 10 minutes ago, Paul Thomas said: I have a sample coming in for paint from them. I've also stopped at a couple auto supply stores and not found anything that works. After more calls to Jeager, I was able to talk to someone. They no longer have a supply and have been working on trying to find a new supplier. I didn’t paint my bead trim. If you paint it before installation I don’t see how the paint withstands bending in the corners (or if it does, how it remains durable over time.). And if you paint it after it is installed then it gets “glued” into place and leaves a painting/ ridge if ever moved. I like to be able to remove it if I need to repair a panel. Another thing is that the beading will shrink due to the factors of time, heat and sunlight. Maybe you won’t keep your Mooney long enough for it to matter. Maybe the material has changed. But over 25 years of ownership, I replaced the beading once with factory material. It has always been hangared. The beading was installed perfectly with no gaps but now there is a gap and noticeable shrinkage.
Paul Thomas Posted Friday at 05:30 PM Report Posted Friday at 05:30 PM 41 minutes ago, 1980Mooney said: I didn’t paint my bead trim. If you paint it before installation I don’t see how the paint withstands bending in the corners (or if it does, how it remains durable over time.). And if you paint it after it is installed then it gets “glued” into place and leaves a painting/ ridge if ever moved. I like to be able to remove it if I need to repair a panel. Another thing is that the beading will shrink due to the factors of time, heat and sunlight. Maybe you won’t keep your Mooney long enough for it to matter. Maybe the material has changed. But over 25 years of ownership, I replaced the beading once with factory material. It has always been hangared. The beading was installed perfectly with no gaps but now there is a gap and noticeable shrinkage. I'm told Vinyl paint will work; I'm suspicious as well which is why I ordered a sample. I plan to give it some overlap to address shrinkage since I'm installing in FL where it's HOT!
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