CUTTING PANELS

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Techniques
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WHAT TIPS DO YOU HAVE FOR CUTTING PANELS IN AIRCRAFT TO DISPLAY INTERIOR DETAIL. FROM WALRUSMAN. THANKS[?]

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Welcome to the forum, fish.
First, please turn off your caps-lock. Do you really want to yell at everyone your first day out?
Asfor your question, lightly score around the panel you wish to remove using the back “spine” of a #11 blade, making each pass slightly deeper than the last. It takes time, but you will eventually cut through the plastic. Hope it helps.

demono69

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Hey there Fish,

I drill several holes about 1mm from the edge of the panel I intend to remove, then cut along it (sort of like connecting the dots) and punch the panel out. I then use an X-Acto knife to shave off the remaining plastic right up to edges of the panel and thereafter sand the same.

Hope this helps.

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Sorry for the caps. Do you replace the panel with styrene?