Paul Eastham
Well Known Member
Done by T&P Aero Refinishing in Salinas, CA. I think they did a great job...no orange peel, no runs, no overspray, no damage. Even hidden areas were nicely masked and pristine.
Colors are: Matterhorn White (Jet Glo), Cobalt Blue Metallic (Acry Glo), Las Vegas Gold Metallic (Acry Glo), and I forget the name of the silver. The wings are blue along the fuel tank seam, then sweep back to the aft of the wingtip outboard of that.
Advice for those who are building and plan to paint: talk to your painter early! Had I had his advice during construction, I could have done a lot of the paint prep more easily (i.e. make nice big gaps between cowl/fairing pieces, to allow for paint buildup), and also known what parts he would help me with (getting the canopy metal-glass interface nice and sleek, smoothing out lower intersection fairings) -- his fiberglass skills are far superior to mine. And he's done enough RVs to know where the trouble spots are. If the painter's not willing to chat with you, maybe look for a different painter.
He had me take all the fairings and control surfaces off (4 hrs) and rebalance/reinstall (22 hrs) myself. Saves him hassle, and saves me money and worrying about it getting done right. Took a fair bit of planning to take all the right tools down there, but they were also willing to lend what I forgot.
Colors are: Matterhorn White (Jet Glo), Cobalt Blue Metallic (Acry Glo), Las Vegas Gold Metallic (Acry Glo), and I forget the name of the silver. The wings are blue along the fuel tank seam, then sweep back to the aft of the wingtip outboard of that.
Advice for those who are building and plan to paint: talk to your painter early! Had I had his advice during construction, I could have done a lot of the paint prep more easily (i.e. make nice big gaps between cowl/fairing pieces, to allow for paint buildup), and also known what parts he would help me with (getting the canopy metal-glass interface nice and sleek, smoothing out lower intersection fairings) -- his fiberglass skills are far superior to mine. And he's done enough RVs to know where the trouble spots are. If the painter's not willing to chat with you, maybe look for a different painter.
He had me take all the fairings and control surfaces off (4 hrs) and rebalance/reinstall (22 hrs) myself. Saves him hassle, and saves me money and worrying about it getting done right. Took a fair bit of planning to take all the right tools down there, but they were also willing to lend what I forgot.
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