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Spray Paint the CH Products Flight Sim Yoke
Sometimes a little spray paint can make a big difference. Here we see the
CH Products yoke and throttle quadrant with the DIY Universal Airliner
cockpit enclosure for a home made flight simulator (we're using FSX). The
airplane controls are a dark charcoal gray color that contrast with the light
gray of everything else. I don't like that, it makes it look like the controls aren't
part of the cockpit.
Here's our solution: we paint the throttle quadrant and the base of the yoke
control so they blend in better with the table and the enclosure. This is an
easy, quick do-it-yourself (DIY) project.
Again, we left the yoke unpainted and just painted the base, and we left the
colored knobs on the throttle quadrant unpainted also.
Spray painting is easy, but you only get good results with good preparation.
First pop off the little knob handles...and remove the adjustable clamps.
Mask off the control yoke shaft.
Push on the back of the shaft, hold it and apply masking tape all the way
around the base of the shaft.
Completely mask off the back of the shaft.
Mask off the USB cable closest to the housing....
and stuff the rest of it into a ziplock bag,
Tape the opening so no part of the cable is exposed.
Next, we'll cover the yoke grips with a plastic shopping bag. Inspect it closely
and make sure there are no holes in it.
Cover up the yoke, tie the bag opening in a knot,
and tape it closed so no part of the yoke grips are exposed. We also taped
the rubber non-skid pads on the bottom of the control base.
Now we get to paint! The cardinal rule of spraypainting is this: "several light
coats of paint are better than a few heavy coats."
So apply light coats of paint from a variety of directions and angles. We're
using flat gray primer spraypaint. It's very inexpensive.
Allow the paint to dry for at least 20 minutes between coats and make sure
you paint in a well ventilated area.
It's a good idea to prop up the control so you can really apply the spraypaint
from different angles.
If you've never spraypainted anything before, you should probably practice on
something else before experimenting on your flight simulator controls...
and follow the directions on the spray paint can
By the way, this may void your manufacturer's warranty, but these controls
are over a year old, so the warranty has already expired.
After the last coat of paint, let it dry for a few hours.
Now we can remove the bag and all the masking tape and re-attach the
knobs and clamps.
You can even spraypaint the knobs too, if you want.
Now this looks much better, and we spent very little money on spraypaint
and masking tape.
We painted the throttle quadrant too. We'll do another video so you can see
that.
Sometimes a little spray paint can make a big difference. Here we see the
CH Products yoke and throttle quadrant with the DIY Universal Airliner
cockpit enclosure for a home made flight simulator (we're using FSX). The
airplane controls are a dark charcoal gray color that contrast with the light
gray of everything else. I don't like that, it makes it look like the controls aren't
part of the cockpit.
Here's our solution: we paint the throttle quadrant and the base of the yoke
control so they blend in better with the table and the enclosure. This is an
easy, quick do-it-yourself (DIY) project.
Again, we left the yoke unpainted and just painted the base, and we left the
colored knobs on the throttle quadrant unpainted also.
Spray painting is easy, but you only get good results with good preparation.
First pop off the little knob handles...and remove the adjustable clamps.
Mask off the control yoke shaft.
Push on the back of the shaft, hold it and apply masking tape all the way
around the base of the shaft.
Completely mask off the back of the shaft.
Mask off the USB cable closest to the housing....
and stuff the rest of it into a ziplock bag,
Tape the opening so no part of the cable is exposed.
Next, we'll cover the yoke grips with a plastic shopping bag. Inspect it closely
and make sure there are no holes in it.
Cover up the yoke, tie the bag opening in a knot,
and tape it closed so no part of the yoke grips are exposed. We also taped
the rubber non-skid pads on the bottom of the control base.
Now we get to paint! The cardinal rule of spraypainting is this: "several light
coats of paint are better than a few heavy coats."
So apply light coats of paint from a variety of directions and angles. We're
using flat gray primer spraypaint. It's very inexpensive.
Allow the paint to dry for at least 20 minutes between coats and make sure
you paint in a well ventilated area.
It's a good idea to prop up the control so you can really apply the spraypaint
from different angles.
If you've never spraypainted anything before, you should probably practice on
something else before experimenting on your flight simulator controls...
and follow the directions on the spray paint can
By the way, this may void your manufacturer's warranty, but these controls
are over a year old, so the warranty has already expired.
After the last coat of paint, let it dry for a few hours.
Now we can remove the bag and all the masking tape and re-attach the
knobs and clamps.
You can even spraypaint the knobs too, if you want.
Now this looks much better, and we spent very little money on spraypaint
and masking tape.
We painted the throttle quadrant too. We'll do another video so you can see
that.
