Terrance,

FWIW, I used the dry transfer (rub-on) lettering on my 235, and even though I put what I thought would be a protective coating of clear Krylon over them, some of the labels have almost completely worn away  - particularly on the most used switches. Granted, the airplane has been in fairly constant use since first flight in '93 and has about 1000 hours on it but the panel really has become a bit ratty as a result.

A good thing about the dry transfers is the ability to re-label something if necessary - I've changed a few things over time that required different label text and it wasn't too difficult to do. Not all that easy if the label is engraved - not sure about a silk screened text either, once the panel is installed.

A friend had the labels for his RV-6 made with the routed plastic placques (not sure what the process is called but it's where one color surface is engraved exposing a different color layer underneath). Looks OK but the adhesive on the back-side can fail occasionally if the cockpit gets really hot. Of course, with this method, labels can also be changed quite easily if required.

Regards,

Dan Schaefer
LNC2     N235SP --
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