As I come down towards the finish line, what should I budget for a paint job?
All fiberglass work finished, and the entire outside has been scotchbrited and alodined. For the most part, it's wipe it down for a clean surface and shoot it. I thought about doing it myself but the pro guys have 500 dollar guns and lots of practice. I can put in a dandy rivet but I'm not exactly thrilled about getting good at painting by practicing on my own. Picaso I'm not. Rattle can of spray zinc chromate hidden on the inside is a different story. Could probably paint the whole plane with a rattle can and get a decent finish if it was just primer (lol).
Will be using 3 color. White wings, colored tips, fuse mostly white with maroon and gray strips with mostly maroon on the the vertical stab.
Also a second thought. Have talked with a body shop and could have them shoot it in parts in their booth. Wings, tips, empanage, control surfaces could be shot now leaving only the fuselage.
Last question - what brand of paint? (probably more opinions here than Planters has nuts).
Webb
RV7A
N32WW
All fiberglass work finished, and the entire outside has been scotchbrited and alodined. For the most part, it's wipe it down for a clean surface and shoot it. I thought about doing it myself but the pro guys have 500 dollar guns and lots of practice. I can put in a dandy rivet but I'm not exactly thrilled about getting good at painting by practicing on my own. Picaso I'm not. Rattle can of spray zinc chromate hidden on the inside is a different story. Could probably paint the whole plane with a rattle can and get a decent finish if it was just primer (lol).
Will be using 3 color. White wings, colored tips, fuse mostly white with maroon and gray strips with mostly maroon on the the vertical stab.
Also a second thought. Have talked with a body shop and could have them shoot it in parts in their booth. Wings, tips, empanage, control surfaces could be shot now leaving only the fuselage.
Last question - what brand of paint? (probably more opinions here than Planters has nuts).
Webb
RV7A
N32WW