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01-25-2011, 10:28 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Poulsbo, WA
Posts: 208
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T&P
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Juan at T&P in Salinas has done excellent jobs on five RVs at Livermore. I strongly recommend him.
Leland
T & P Aero Refinishers
203 Skyway Blvd
Salinas, California 93905-3328
408-422-6158
contacts: Connie or Juan
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My RV-6A is in the T&P shop right now and Juan has been great to work with. Hope to have pictures to post soon....
Looked at a number of Bay area RVs painted by Juan's shop and he does nice work.
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01-26-2011, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: 45G, Brighton, MI
Posts: 1,867
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A lot of folks I know have been happy with Matthews Aviation in Yerington, NV. They used to be in Tehachapi, but got tired of dealing with the local rules. You might also try Rob Loughlin at Antelope Valley General Aviation Services in Mojave.
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RV-7 TU 904KM (reserved)
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1955 Cessna 170B flying since 1982
'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.' -Unk.
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01-26-2011, 10:49 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Livermore, California
Posts: 146
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Originally Posted by longranger
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My plane was painted by Matthews in Yerrington. Their quote was $5,000 and the final price was $6,300, due to fiberglass work and a paint upgrade. The problem I have with the paint job is the large number of chips on the wheel pants, even though I've never landed off pavement.
Some of the planes painted by T&P at Salinas are shown on http://www.eaa663.org/Aircraft/aircraft.htm, under the names Bodie, Cowan, Crosby, Cruikshank, Graves and Steffen. These owners are very pleased with the quality of their paint jobs.
Leland
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01-26-2011, 03:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Big Bear lake, CA
Posts: 124
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Thanks all, I'm getting some excellent leads. I'll be flying down to Flying Kolors next week so they can get a look at the AC to provide a quote. left messages for others. The website www.EAA633.org is outstanding, gotta be the envy of all chapters!
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Partner in RV12, #177, N523GT
Flying, ~50 hours
Next project found: Just Aircraft Highlander
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02-19-2011, 09:57 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: San Pedro
Posts: 1,013
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Please advise
Gary - please let us know which shop or person, you choose. I'd like to follow your painting progress. Thanks, Ed.
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02-19-2011, 11:44 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Battle Ground, Washington
Posts: 138
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Have Gun Will Travel is great
I too used Have Gun Will Travel out of Red Bluff. Dan and Linda do a great job for very reasonable prices. They have painted 9 planes up here in Battle Ground and everyone is very happy with their work. They will come to you if you have a place to paint. They can also paint your plane in Red Bluff if that works for you. Great people to work with.
Dan Miller
Battle Ground, WA
RV-8 914 hours
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03-29-2011, 09:49 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Big Bear lake, CA
Posts: 124
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The Job is Done!
I used Flying Kolors at Riverside, KRAL. They are close to my home base and when I went to the shop I made a good connection with owner Steve and Tech Dan. They are very knowledgeable about airplanes and excellent painters.
I couldn't be happier with the job. Not everyone will be as casual as my partner and I, but when we left the shop, we had only a general agreement on the exact colors and the design, Steve used his judgement and some trial and error and the job turned out beautiful. These guys give a lot of attention to detail and know what looks good on the finished product. As I was leaving, Steve told me, "if you scratch it bring it back so I can fix it, it's your plane but I own the paint job."
Price was not cheap, but not expensive either, I thought it was very fair.
I highly recommend them, I'm very pleased with the result!
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Partner in RV12, #177, N523GT
Flying, ~50 hours
Next project found: Just Aircraft Highlander
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03-29-2011, 10:49 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: 57AZ - NW Tucson area
Posts: 10,011
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Originally Posted by GDS
....I couldn't be happier with the job. Not everyone will be as casual as my partner and I, but when we left the shop, we had only a general agreement on the exact colors and the design, Steve used his judgement and some trial and error and the job turned out beautiful. These guys give a lot of attention to detail and know what looks good on the finished product. ....
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That's exactly what I did on my Tiger 5 years ago.
I gave Steve a rough sketch and he filled in the exact details to "look right" - and it did....
What looks good on a 3-view doesn't always translate onto the real thing. Spacing between stripes and the strength of the colors makes a difference. In my case, since my red stripes were quite small, he just used the red base paint - as bright as you can get.
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EAA Technical Counselor, Airframe Mechanic
Half completed RV-10 QB purchased
RV-6A N61GX - finally flying
Grumman Tiger N12GA - flying
La Cholla Airpark (57AZ) Tucson AZ
Last edited by az_gila : 03-29-2011 at 01:09 PM.
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03-29-2011, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Litchfield Park, AZ
Posts: 1,019
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Originally Posted by GDS
The job is done!
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Good the hear! Where is the picture evidence?
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Carlos in Arizona
EAA Chapter 538 www.chapters.eaa.org/eaa538
Wittman Tailwind W8 N53CH (built & sold)
Pazmany PL-1 N2029 (bought & sold)
RV7 - N537TC (reserved & building)
Emp, Wings & Fuse done - working on FWF
"The air is an extremely dangerous, jealous and exacting mistress. Once under the spell most lovers are faithful to the end, which is not always old age." - Winston Churchill
Last edited by pazmanyflyer : 03-29-2011 at 11:54 AM.
Reason: spelling
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