Making a custom label for the '56 wagon heater controls
I am wrapping up installing a new HVAC unit in the '56 wagon. The new box is all in, the A/C and heater lines are in, the wiring is mostly done and I have a new outlet and some ducting to install.
One snag I had was getting a new label for the blower control switch. Finding a piece of material with the same kind of texture as the V/A labels was the hard part, until I looked at one of the 3 1/2" floppy discs my shop camera uses...
This is the old layout.
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This is what V/A sent for a label. It would work well on their plastic panel, but not on the original Chevy one... The floppy disc it is pictured with is a perfect match for the texture...
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I tore apart a junk disc, sanded down the back side to remove some molded on ribs and trimmed out a new panel.
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This covers up all of the old lettering and gives room for new graphics.
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Some dry transfer lettering and we are in business!
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I layed the new panel over the old to get the graduations in the right place.
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I'll spray some matte clear on this to protect the lettering. This will work great!
Thanks for looking!
Mark
