A paint job for N614EF

[RV7Guy]

Hi Bob,

Looks great. As was discussed on RV-Nation when you asked for comments, there is some concern about the paint to polish lines. Wonder what others experience is with that? Hate to see a problem later on a great design.

Also, the "flat plate" design templates don't have elevator and rudder hinge locations, fuselage seems, inspection plates etc?. Avoid paint lines in these areas if possible. Learned the hard way

The blue looks good. Do you have actual paint color selected?

[Danny King]

Originally Posted by Ironflight

Beautiful Bob - very classy. I also would take another look at the wheel pants - many people's experience has shown that you ARE going to tear them up some day with a flat tire or long grass, or falling off the pavement edge. If the lower third (or so) is all one standard color (preferably a spray can color), repair is a piece of cake.

Granted, it can compromise the design aspects, but it is something to think about. I do like the looks of what you've got!

Paul,
As I recall you experienced damaged pants at Petit Jean. Over the past 14 years I've repaired, and repainted my wheel pants twice. They really take a beating!

Bob,
I too like your paint scheme. Very classy!

[bpattonsoa]

I like the look.

What program was used to develop the paint scheme?

[Stewie]

Bob-
This will look fantastic! One thought: I flew Banana Puddin for a couple months polished before getting around to paint. I realized that dealing with bugs on polished leading edges was going to be a real hassle, so I decided to paint all leading edges - much easier to keep clean now. Something to keep in mind.

Eric

[LettersFromFlyoverCountry]

Originally Posted by RV7Guy

Hi Bob,

Looks great. As was discussed on RV-Nation when you asked for comments, there is some concern about the paint to polish lines. Wonder what others experience is with that? Hate to see a problem later on a great design.

Also, the "flat plate" design templates don't have elevator and rudder hinge locations, fuselage seems, inspection plates etc?. Avoid paint lines in these areas if possible. Learned the hard way

The blue looks good. Do you have actual paint color selected?

I'm pretty sure there are no design elements anywhere near hinge lines. I haven't selected a color yet. Gotta figure out what will work with the grey and maroon interior. The original emerald green I liked really won't.

I am considering the spots where I'll have to mask off paint in order to polish. They're fairly minimal right now.

[LettersFromFlyoverCountry]

Originally Posted by Stewie

Bob-
This will look fantastic! One thought: I flew Banana Puddin for a couple months polished before getting around to paint. I realized that dealing with bugs on polished leading edges was going to be a real hassle, so I decided to paint all leading edges - much easier to keep clean now. Something to keep in mind.

Eric

And I did consider that, but specifically decided not to paint either the leading edge or the underside. Stein and Jed gave me the idea of doing both with their RV-7 but decided against it in favor of a good bottle of wash. It doesn't take me too long to do the underside since I don't polish it down to a mirror like I do locations that are more visible.

[LettersFromFlyoverCountry]

Originally Posted by bpattonsoa

I like the look.

What program was used to develop the paint scheme?

I don't know. It's being done by subcontractor for the paint shop.

[ppilotmike]

I like it Bob. Can't wait to see it in person at AV2014. You gonna be there?

[bweiss]

Bob,
I like the concept. It will be very clean and classy. I agree with the other comments about the wheel pants. Maybe a bit too much.

[bweiss]

Bob,
I can not say enough good things about the process I had working with Ray Mattison (designer) and the team up at Midwest Aircraft Refinishing. Absolute pros, all of them. I am sure that you will be happy with the results. When you see the magic they do with fiberglass and the rest of the plane you will kick yourself for spending so much time on those components.