Paint

[Alejandro Cantarini]

Just got quote 15000 for a white and 2 stripes paint on the old boy, seems like really high, I want to paint the plane with part off not looking for a cheap job but not looking to spend 40% of the value of the plane on a paint job, any pointers or recommendations ?

[JIMICS2452]

Where are you? Neighbors in the airpark have used a shop in SW FL that does a good job on a couple of planes at a competitive price. They recently quoted $10K for a Twin Comanche - full strip, etch and alodyne, prime and paint white plus one color trim.

[Alejandro Cantarini]

used to be pretty close to you in LaBelle, now in Beaumont texas, i talk to my AP, i think i will get my hands dirty and prep the plane my self and help on the paint process, any way is to darn hot to flying around

btw
Maurice Taylor still part of the group? I just found a plaque for sale on ebay with from the ICS with his name on it. just wondering.
Well i end up reading the all thing om ebay and found out Mr Maurice Taylor is not with us any more, as this guy is selling stuff from his estate.

[JIMICS2452]

Maurice passed several years ago. The paint shop is in Arcadia, FL. I painted my Aztec 3 years ago in my hangar. I did all the strip and prep myself and hired a pro to shoot the paint. The strip part of the project to almost a month. I took the whole thing to bare metal, and the etched and alodined. We used a DuPont aircraft primer and Imron for paint. It was a lot of work!

[Alejandro Cantarini]

is going in for paint next week

[Alejandro Cantarini]

we start it today
all ready order the N numbers and graphics for the sides
i opted for going vinyl so i can change the configuration as often i fell like it

btw i got a new comanche on my field
and is a good looking plane

[N3322G]

Always fun to see progress.

Be sure to label the inspection panels when removed so you can get them back to the same location

[Alejandro Cantarini]

Paint is done tomorrow vinyl decals go on really happy on the paint job v

[Alejandro Cantarini]

N numbers are done

[Alejandro Cantarini]

hes getting there, we would fly the old boy to Rockport Aransas County and stay the weekend up there, i got my Stratus 2 so we are getting weather and some marginal traffic, i love this adb-s system cant wait to be able to equip the old boy with adb-s out,

[N3322G]

Good to see the progress

[Randy Johnson]

Very nice. Congrats! Ive got Dupont emron applied in 1977. Hangared always... but the paint still looks new.