On Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 11:35:01 PM UTC-6, John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
On Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 8:26:27 PM UTC-6, wrote:
I'm looking for ideas on how to make professional looking placards/labels for a instrument panel rebuild I'm doing. I need to make tiny labels for fuses, and switches and I hate, hate, hate the look of the continuous strip label maker "sticker" stuck to the panel. It looks tacky, but they never seem to stay stuck. Know what I mean?
I think a stencil might be too small, has any one ever used a pressure transfer and clear top coat? What else have you tried?

Signed,
Working till spring

I have used Aircraft Engravers many times (https://www.engravers.net/). Not too expensive, quick, and well made.

Here are some examples for a Cessna 150 with an nearly unreadable panel I upgraded (PDF of what I sent them, what they sent me as a proof, and what they produced).
http://derosaweb.net/aviation/images/placards

Also, if you do decide to use the "Thermal transfer printing" label makers commonly found in office supply stores, definitely use the Dymo brand. Dymo has stepped up their game from the olden days of raised lettering, their adhesive is better than P-Touch's, and they even make printable HEAT SHRINK!! Same price point as P-Touch.

https://www.dymo.com/en-US/label-mak...60-label-maker

Also, a hint on getting these labels to stick better - clip each corner of the label at a 45. Its those 90 degree corners that seem to lift up over time. My $0.02.