Painting the airplane
Painting the airplane
Primer painting All mating surfaces must be primer painted to prevent corrosion.
(photo date September 22, 2001)
Primer painting Wayne Deckard sprays the exterior surfaces of the wings and tail with a self-etching primer paint.
(photo date October 9, 2004)
Parts painting After the primer paint dries three base coats of yellow paint are sprayed.
(photo date October 9, 2004)
Parts painting Once the yellow base coats are dried the masking is applied for the stripes.
(photo date October 10, 2004)
Parts painting Next, the three coats for the red stripes are sprayed over the yellow.
(photo date October 10, 2004)
Parts painting Finally, the masking is removed, revealing the red and yellow fan pattern.
(photo date October 10, 2004)
Flames Wayne decides that flames coming from the cowling air intakes would look cool; I approve!
(photo date October 17, 2004)
Paint masks Vinyl painting masks are applied prior to painting the N-numbers.
(photo date October 17, 2004)
N-numbers Once all of the layers of paint are applied and the vinyl masks are removed the finished N-number is revealed.
(photo date October 17, 2004)
N-numbers The fully-painted aircraft is rolled outside into the evening sun.
(photo date October 25, 2004)
Interior paint The cabin interior surfaces are painted with an automotive "trunk" paint.
Parts painting The cabin floor surfaces are coated with a pickup truck bedliner paint.
Panel paint The instrument panel is painted with an automotive metal hammertone paint.
(photo date August 17, 2003)

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