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07-10-2013, 06:56 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Hicks Airfield, Fort Worth,Texas
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RV Paint
IF?? You want a Good Paint Job on your RV???
Take it to Grady and Brandon
GLO Custom Paint at 52F North West Regional Airport
There is NO question that they will do a good job on your RV
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07-10-2013, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Edinburg, TX
Posts: 617
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Tejas
Better be careful about Tejas. My hanger mate just got his plane painted there. The paint work looks very nice but the customer service and business end of the transaction sucked big time. The plane was delivered to them middle of February and was ready for pickup on last day of May. However there were some defects that needed taken care of etc. so the plane was finally picked up at the end of June. Customer was overall pleased with the work just totally unhappy about everything else. My opinion is the paint job is nice but defiantly won't win any awards. Buyer beware. Your results may not be the same. Just one data point.
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07-10-2013, 10:03 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: La Feria Texas
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If you pool all the advice and happy customers, this seems to be a no-brainer. It is where I plan to have mine painted.
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Originally Posted by Jaypratt
IF?? You want a Good Paint Job on your RV???
Take it to Grady and Brandon
GLO Custom Paint at 52F North West Regional Airport
There is NO question that they will do a good job on your RV
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07-16-2013, 03:28 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Round Rock
Posts: 16
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Are paint shops getting 15 to 20 thousand for that thick Jet Glow paint jobs?!? man that stuff looks great on a 747 but sure makes a small plane look like ****!
What are they getting for nice modern clear coat jobs, with artistic fades and shadows and all that fancy stuff 30 grand!?
My hangar mate has JetGlow on his recently painted 7 and the stripes are as thick as business cards, and already chipping!! I dont know who did it but it was in the Dallas area somewhere
That sucks the Giddings guy is gone! I have seen a few of those jobs up close, granted not all of them were show winners, not sure if that's what the owners wanted or not, but the ones that were show winners were smooth as GLASS! I can see where something like that blue one in the Garmin booth last year would cost around 10 or 15K or so.. but for the thick appliance Jet Glow paint and wavy/crooked stripes?? no way!
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07-16-2013, 04:44 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
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Call them and get your own quote....
For anyone reading this thread later on (or now), I suggest that you completely ignore the numbers flying around in various posts - just call the shop directly and get a quote. Shops want your business, they'll tell you what they will charge. And a lot depends on what you want done. I can tell you that our little -3 cost a lot more than my big -8....but the -8 didn't take three weeks of airbrushing and clearcoat.
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07-16-2013, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 193
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there is (or at least was) a little outfit...
...at the airstrip just a mile or so from Heritage Airpark, about 20 miles SE of San Antonio. I do not know anything about the quality of their work, and haven't been there in a couple of years, but I do know there are/were at least several airplanes painted there by the guys who had a small business. when I was there they were painting a twin and a single and the aircraft looked good. so this might be a waste of time or a great tip, but I thought i'd put it out there for you.
I have a -9 I want painted too, but so far haven't been willing to do without her for the length of time apparently required.
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07-16-2013, 06:00 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 36
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Another datapoint for GLO in Dallas. Grady and Brandon couldn't be easier to work with; promised and completed in four weeks and I'm very happy with the job they did.
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07-16-2013, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 193
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yes, Sea Willow is...
...the airport. see an earlier post in the thread from someone who has experience with them. good luck, and let us know who you select and how you like the result: I might follow your footprints.
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07-20-2013, 10:32 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 171
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I have had 3 planes painted at Sea Willow. Its a couple of miles from my house.
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07-21-2013, 07:05 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Dallas/Ft Worth, TX
Posts: 5,687
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Another vote for Glo Custom. Paint is 8 years old and looks as good as new.

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