Finishing
Wing Paint Prep
Prepared wings for paint in the same manner as the fuselage. At the same time, masked opening in wings and riveted wing skin doublers into place. Hours Worked: 3.70
Small Part, Flap, and Aileron Painting
Started by prepping small parts, ailerons, and flaps for paint by treating all metal surfaces with maroon scotchbrite and fiberglass surfaces with 120 grit then 240 grit sandpaper. Blew dust off of all parts then cleaned everything with acetone. Inserted hinge pins into control surfaces to keep piano hinges clean of paint. Setup paint booth…
Fuselage Paint Prep – Part 2
Finished prep of the fuselage for paint by masking off the ELT tray and straps, covering the baggage area with plastic, and masking off the seating area and firewall. Fuselage now completely masked and ready for paint. Hours Worked: 0.95
Fuselage Paint Prep – Part 1
Began prepping fuselage for paint by removing tail components and setting off to the side. Removed inspection covers, pitot plumbing fittings, wing connectors, and vents from fuselage as well. Taped off edges of windshield with nice striping tape, then finished covering windshield with kraft paper and blue painters tape along with canopy sill on aft…
Black Interior Paint
Setup paint booth and moved fuselage/canopy parts into spray booth. Cleaned all parts with pre paint prep and discovered that not all parts would fit at the same time. Sprayed two coats of primer on black fuselage parts and windshield parts followed by three coats of rat rod matte black. Let parts dust dry for…
Black Paint Prep
Prepped fuselage and windshield/canopy parts for black paint. Masked off glareshield and cabin area with painters tape then taped drop cloth over tape lines. Scotchbrited miscellaneous canopy and windshield parts in preparation for paint. Hours Worked: 1.94
