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Old 07-11-2019, 07:56 AM
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Another point, no one is going to be standing 2 feet away from a jetliner admiring the paint job. I'm guessing Delta isn't as picky about paint quality as the average RV owner either.

But that's coming from someone who still has the "temporary" rattle can paint on his plane 8 years later because he's too cheap to drop the $$$$ on a real paint job. the funny thing is I still get compliments all the time, especially the first month or two after the annual polish; they must be too distracted by the shiny metal to notice the $40 paint job on the fiberglass bits.
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Old 07-11-2019, 08:27 AM
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Doesn't fully answer your question, but ironic solution to my 737 related paint job. I work at an MRO that maintains heavy jets, and I had a customer needing a 737 re-painted all white for lease return. So happens I also have an RV-4 I built that was ready for paint..well, after the 737 project was complete, a 3 gallon PPG Desothane paint kit was left unused and slated for hazmat disposal..liberated to my shop, I decided white was a good start for the -4. I spent $300.00 on prep and primer, and "Casper" was born. So I have less than $400.00 into my full single color urethane (really good paint) and can live with the minor DIY defects I know exist.
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Old 07-11-2019, 08:45 AM
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The shop I used, paint many big jets and one day that I was there, they shared the cost of painting a jet. One invoice was at $220k.
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Old 07-11-2019, 08:51 AM
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I painted my recent 7 myself and the paint and materials alone was over $3000 plus 3-month long paint/prep sessions involving hundred of hours. If they are doing all the fiberglass prep I'd say $10,000 is a bargain. What most folks think is ready for paint probably needs reworked a couple more times before applying the final paint.
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Old 07-11-2019, 10:34 AM
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At least one high end shop I know of (who shall go unnamed) admits they are lucky to break even on painting new RVs in the 16-18k range due to the fiberglass and other prep work needed on new builds to get it ready for paint. They paint RVs for fun and recognition and to keep their people busy between big jet projects, etc. They went on to say the price should be in the 25k range but know the RV market wouldn't tolerate it.
I used the same shop as you did on my RV-7A and will do so again on the RV-10. Certainly not inexpensive, but the quality of the scheme and execution of the design helped me win awards at OSH and SNF. Didn't set out to build a show plane - it just happened.

I've picked up several newly painted 737's and although they are OK, they don't hold a candle to the RV-7. But they don't need to, either.
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Old 07-11-2019, 10:55 AM
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I finished my 7A in April 2012 and it was painted several months later. The pretty basic/no frills paint job was $9000 from a local paint shop. He did a great job. I had priced a couple others that were a few hundred miles away and they were more expensive so it only made sense to use this local guy. Interestingly, he's no longer in business.

As we all have, I've seen some spectacular RV paint jobs that I would guess cost 2-3 times what mine did. I've also seen at least one RV that had brush strokes in the paint! :-)
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Old 07-11-2019, 11:09 AM
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I can get a very high quality 3 color paint job in Central OR (Bend) for $10K exterior (bare plane) and add $1K for the interior. This is the price for my 7A, may be a little more fora 10

My plane will be in for paint in the next couple months, I'll share pics when done and then the contact information if people want after it's done. They do quiote a few aircraft and helicopters.

I'd even rent you my vacation home in Sunriver, OR if you were to fly out there to get a plane painted

5 Bedrooms, sleeps 16 since you'd all be saving so much $$ on paint.
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Old 07-11-2019, 02:39 PM
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I'd even rent you my vacation home in Sunriver, OR if you were to fly out there to get a plane painted

5 Bedrooms, sleeps 16 since you'd all be saving so much $$ on paint.
Dan....I was shocked to see your occupation listed as "sales".

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Old 07-11-2019, 03:30 PM
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Hahaha... can I interest you in the undercoating for your RV?
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Old 07-11-2019, 07:30 PM
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Another point, no one is going to be standing 2 feet away from a jetliner admiring the paint job. I'm guessing Delta isn't as picky about paint quality as the average RV owner either.
You would be oh, so wrong...
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