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p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:56 pm Post subject: Painting costs.

Hi Bob,



 Please don't leave out the safety equipment you need to do the painting.  You will need some sort of breathing gear and gloves along with the spraying equipment.  There are many choices of breathing gear, but you should at least use a high quality face mask which will cost almost as much as the paint.



 Paul

 XL fuselage



 At 10:08 AM 7/23/2006, you wrote:

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		   Tom & Bren,

      Thanks for the response, it was just what I was looking for.  Just a little human interest item, the paint job on that aircraft cost the owner a little over $8,000.00.  I am going to paint mine red/white my self for the cost of the paint, primer, sandpaper and a lot of work and praying since I am not a professional painter.  I think I can do it with the best stuf money can buy for about $500.00 just for the materials.  Good luck with whatever you are building.

  

 Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx

 Zodiac XL (Not too far along)

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marinegunner(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:18 pm Post subject: Painting costs.

Bob,

 Paul is correct, good breathing equipment is a must. I use an older (10 years) refurbished Scott Fire Fighter SCBA. Gives me 30-40 minutes of self-contained breathing air. Each year I have the mask fit tested and the SCBA itself checked for proper regulator, mouthpiece and harness operation. Since I work as a firefighter (both volunteer and career) it is easy to fill the air bottle. It is a com posit bottle so the SCBA is not very heavy and it is easy to work with it on. I clean it up right after use in order to prevent over-spray buildup on the SCBA and facepiece. Point is, a good breathing apparatus is a must if you are to protect your lungs. They are the most delicate cells in your body and are exposed to outside intrusion of "stuff" from birth to death. You can buy a good overhauled used SCBA from Dalmatian Fire on line. About $250 for the unit and then you gotta find a good bottle. Good steel ones are cheap and can be hydro statically tested cheaply every five years, but are very heavy. Anyway, good luck with your paint adventure. 

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Semper Fi,

Steven R. Hulland

CH 600 Taildragger

Amado, AZ



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