Today we built a “tilting frame” for the wing so we can paint basically on 45 degree inclines instead of directly up and down. It’s basically an A frame with a tie-off point so we can stop the rotation. We also put a 1″x3″ in the aileron well and rested it on a sawhorse. We […]
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Our top coat is Nason 2k Ful-thane, the factory recommended paint, in “snow white”. Here are a couple of shots of the copilot aileron curing. Jerry is starting to get a feel for it now. By the time we get to paining his plane it should be old hat. Painted Aileron (copilot) note the reflections, […]
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We purchased this intercom audio adapter from Spruce to allow us to record live intercom audio for later video post-production of our flights. Intercom Audio Adapter
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I need to flesh this out a bit, but if you’re going to paint you need more than a booth. You’re going to want a paint shaker and some decent large and small liquid measures, preferably glass and metal so you can clean them well. You’ll need good personal protective gear, at least VOC rated […]
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Well, we’ve finally got a functioning paint booth up and running at the house. We were going to paint at Jerry’s, but it was just a bit too cramped for the 10’x20’x9’6″ booth that we’d envisioned. In fact, getting it in my garage, and getting the heat back up and running was a bit of […]
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