gm280
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I did get some wiring done today. I also cleaned the front deck lid off for another try at the carpet install. Surely I can't get it wrong twice....can I? 
I used a typical flap disk and it cleaned up pretty well. Now I will try again and hope this time to get in the right direction.
I attached pictures about how I label the wires. I was labeling the ground wires for the different circuits. The positive wires will also get labeled but they will attach to the main control panel switches and I can't do that until the carpet is installed.
So here is my method of labeling wires. You can easily identify which wire goes to where this way.
I print out the labels using any word type program, and then cut them to the size I need for t he wire. Just remember that the smaller the gauge, the smaller the font has to be or it will wrap around over itself. I am using marine grade tinned 14 and 16 gauge wire. So a typical font seems to work just right.
I then cut the clear heat shrink tube and slide that on the wire first. You have to do that because otherwise the clear heat shrink tube won't go over the terminal. I am using a 3:1 clear 1/4" (before shrunk) shrink tube and it works perfect for these wires. Then I strip the wire to the size needed and crimp the terminal on next. Then I solder the terminal as well.
I use some scotch tape (mat finish type works perfect) and apply the label to the wire wrapping it so the words are wrapped last. I also use some more scotch tape to finish the wrap. I use only about a 1/4" long piece of tape both times so you are not wrapping scotch tape over the words. It is only there to hold it until the clear is shrunk down over the label.
Then I slide the clear heat shrink tube over the wrapped label and shrink. It is done and will be there forever. And you can easily read that label too. Other people have other ways to do this. This is just how I like doing it.There is always more then one way to skin a cat...
I used a typical flap disk and it cleaned up pretty well. Now I will try again and hope this time to get in the right direction.
I attached pictures about how I label the wires. I was labeling the ground wires for the different circuits. The positive wires will also get labeled but they will attach to the main control panel switches and I can't do that until the carpet is installed.
So here is my method of labeling wires. You can easily identify which wire goes to where this way.
I print out the labels using any word type program, and then cut them to the size I need for t he wire. Just remember that the smaller the gauge, the smaller the font has to be or it will wrap around over itself. I am using marine grade tinned 14 and 16 gauge wire. So a typical font seems to work just right.
I then cut the clear heat shrink tube and slide that on the wire first. You have to do that because otherwise the clear heat shrink tube won't go over the terminal. I am using a 3:1 clear 1/4" (before shrunk) shrink tube and it works perfect for these wires. Then I strip the wire to the size needed and crimp the terminal on next. Then I solder the terminal as well.
I use some scotch tape (mat finish type works perfect) and apply the label to the wire wrapping it so the words are wrapped last. I also use some more scotch tape to finish the wrap. I use only about a 1/4" long piece of tape both times so you are not wrapping scotch tape over the words. It is only there to hold it until the clear is shrunk down over the label.
Then I slide the clear heat shrink tube over the wrapped label and shrink. It is done and will be there forever. And you can easily read that label too. Other people have other ways to do this. This is just how I like doing it.There is always more then one way to skin a cat...
