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kb58

posted on 28/11/04 at 03:50 AM Reply With Quote
How to label dash switches

What do you guys use for labeling switches on your dash? My dash is carbon, and it's a sort of retro-60's Mini-Cooper oddball thing, so something appropriate to that era would be nice, but I'll listen to any suggestions. Something that looks nice, is easy to read, and won't fade or fall off.


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Rorty

posted on 28/11/04 at 06:29 AM Reply With Quote
I've had success with engraved and printed aluminium.
For most of my race cars, I make the dashes out of aluminium and have them anodized matt black. I then take them to a professional engraver who engraves the anotation into the aluminium which stands out against the black surround.
Printed foil stickers are customizable and look neat and professional.
If your Mini was a Locost, you would have to use Dymo Tape.





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Staple balls

posted on 28/11/04 at 07:11 AM Reply With Quote


I was half considering suggesting old style dymo tape, white text on red of course






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Rob Lane

posted on 28/11/04 at 09:06 AM Reply With Quote
Autolec do a sticker sheet with pre-printed legends white on black, for switches as well as competition requirements. Only costs about £2 from DT or Merlin at one of the shows
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derf

posted on 29/11/04 at 02:43 PM Reply With Quote
Along the lines of what rorty said ( I also sent you an email, but figure I'll share for the betterment (is that a word) of the group), I am using small strips of aluminum. I bought a set of lettered dies that I will be using to imprint the words for my switches on. To imprint on the aluminum I drilled a hole in a 2"x1" strip of wood just big enough for the punch to fit in, and kept knocking the letters into it to for the labels. the wood is used because I found that just by striking the impression also bends the aluminum. Then I will clean up the label with a file and pop rivet it on the dash.
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