I painted the top of my instrument panel in a light colour, for VFR day
flight only; generally it provides a feeling of spaceousness in the cockpit.
Big Mistake.
In sunlight there is noticeable reflection onto the inside of hte windscreen
that gives an effect of flying into haze; visibility permanently degraded
whilst the sun shines.
I'm fearful that repainting the top of the panel with matt black could
overheat hte panel and/or cause heat distortion of the fibreglass.
Has anyone with a "dark" colour panel (meaning grey or dark blue etc)
experienced any difficulties as above? Are there colours complimentary to
the brown-tinted windscreen that would reflect less?
Duncan Mcf.
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