JJ Sinclair wrote:
How to Refinish a sailplane for $8500 (US)

1. Hire high school kids (part time)
2. Pay them $10 per hour.
3. provide them with:
A. Walk-Man, CD player (large headset)
B. Dust mask.
C. Gloves.
D. Air-board or DA with ample 36 paper.
E. Give them 10 min break every hour.
F. Free lunch.
4. Supervise your employees.
5. Charge customer $20 per hour.
6. Average refinish should be around 350 hours:
A. 350 x $20 = $7000
B. Materials, sandpaper, fillers, paint, etc = $1500
7. Total (out the door) = $8500
8. Profit 350 x $10 = $3500

Can you find kids that will do that for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week,
for the 8 weeks it'd take? How much training does it take to get them to
do it right, and is that included in the 350 hours?

Regardless of who does the work, is there "best time" to have the
refinish done? It seems it would be lot cheaper to do it at the first
sign of crazing, when not so much sanding has to be done. So, do it as
soon as crazing appears, wait until the it starts to flake off, or when?

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