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AirMike
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Location: Nevada
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 Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:45 am Post subject: Finishing up and Painting |
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I found after finishing the plane and getting it flying that the hours upon hours of finish work on the composite parts were starting to drive me crazy. It was a real grind and dirty work compared to the build.
If I had one suggestion on painting. Do as much as you can on the composite stuff to bring it to a high standard. Otherwise it is just lipstick on the pig.
Most of my fellow EAA'ers locally seem to like the DCC Concept system for self painting. I never got even close to perfection on painting my interior parts, so I decided that: considering the toxicity of the acrylic urethane systems that I would farm it out to the pros. Cheap it is not, but spraying is a real art. You gotta respect those in the build community who can do it well. I could not. Currently in the paint shop - Jet Glo now being applied.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:06 pm Post subject: Finishing up and Painting |
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It's starting to become clear that my next major step is composite
finishing. I've just 'finished' basic fabrication of the pants, canpopy
top, doors and cowling but the next step will be going back and getting
these parts to some sort of a final finish status. I guess I need to
pick a path through this including a paint system but then just focus on
composite finishing until I get it to the point where the aluminum is.
Glad I'm building an all metal airplane.
Let the mess begin!
Bill
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I found after finishing the plane and getting it flying that the hours upon hours of finish work on the composite parts were starting to drive me crazy. It was a real grind and dirty work compared to the build.
If I had one suggestion on painting. Do as much as you can on the composite stuff to bring it to a high standard. Otherwise it is just lipstick on the pig.
Most of my fellow EAA'ers locally seem to like the DCC Concept system for self painting. I never got even close to perfection on painting my interior parts, so I decided that: considering the toxicity of the acrylic urethane systems that I would farm it out to the pros. Cheap it is not, but spraying is a real art. You gotta respect those in the build community who can do it well. I could not. Currently in the paint shop - Jet Glo now being applied.
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