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Thank you Big John and all others willing to help non-builders keep all those fuselage placards shinny.
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SB 18-02-02
I getting ready to do this Service Bulletin on my airplane. I didn't see any discussion about painting the parts and matching the color of the aircraft paint. My airplane is painted with Jet Glo Chrome. That paint is not available in rattle cans. I don't have a spray gun and have never tried to spray anything like an airplane.
So how did you guys paint these parts that show after the mod is done? thanks. |
I can only tell you what I did. Took a part from my airplane that was painted in original color to a few stores, and bought a can of the best match I could find. Painted the parts before installing them. The part of them that shows is quite small. I can see the difference, but I doubt anyone else would ever notice.
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There are companies that make custom paint spray cans for almost any type of paint. Search the web.
Try here... https://spectrumpaint.com/customspraypaint/ |
SB 18-02-02
Thanks for the suggestions on paint. I appreciate it.
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I did the same as BigJohn and found a rattle can paint that was close enough. Doesn't match exactly but the part is small and will not be noticed unless pointed out.
![]() You'll need to trim the opening in the fairing for the new piece. I took the trim line all the way back rather than just make a notch. If you are careful you probably don't need to touch-up paint that work. After all the SBs, I named my 12 "Patches". |
A little tip: Before you remove the two fiberglass rear fairings, temporarily position the four (two upper and two lower) small reinforcement plates so that you can mark the portions of the fairings that need to be trimmed away.
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Is this modification for older RV-12's now standard with the 2 parts added to the RV-12 iS kits during assembly?
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