Hi all. Although I have not solved the problem of numbers/images mirroring and facing backward on one side of the sub, I have found some good tutorials for skinning. Below are some helpful tutorials for wanna-be skinners like myself:
(video...watch in HD for clarity)
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=109862& highlight=CaptainCox
They were done by CaptainCox.