If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Molecular Tech Coatings EMS-2500
I forget how many gallons of stripper it takes to do an airplane. Many shops spray it on to save time. This also applies a pretty thin coating that saves material. Brushing it on does the opposite (takes a lot of time and wastes material). At current paint job prices though, you can buy lots of materials and still get off cheap. Most of the cost to paint an airplane is in the labor. I spent about $1000 in paint and material to do a scratch and paint. Likely you would double that to do a full strip, alodine, conversion coating, prime, and paint. Probably more like $2500 or so. Like I said, the killer is the labor. Disassembly, masking, stripping, cleaning, reassembly, control surface rebalancing, and repairs eat up surprising amounts of time. I took 6 full days to do it without a strip. 2 more full days to repair and repaint the wheel pants. It would take me an additional 4-5 days to strip, clean, chemical wash, and prime a small plane like a Cherokee by myself. My time killers were in removing/replacing the fuel tanks for hose/gasket replacement, rebuilding the fuel selector, installing new dorsal fairings, installing new wing tips, and repairing the cowling fiberglass. Next time around, I will have all the repairs/upgrades done in advance to save time. Let me know how that stripper works. Thanks, Mike Hey Mike, FWIW, the cost is 60 bucks a gallon... not cheap, but if it works as advertised, definitely worth it. I've ordered a gallon, I am going to test it by stripping a small area of the plane that is in desperate need of touch-up, and based on how that experience goes I will decide whether or not I'll even consider doing the full plane in a year or so. I'll report on my experiences when I have a chance. -E S Cragg |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Molecular Tech Coatings EMS-2500 | EridanMan | Owning | 10 | October 27th 06 11:40 PM |
Veedubber's Tech-Line Coatings | Ernest Christley | Home Built | 5 | July 28th 06 03:39 AM |
24/7 computer tech support | [email protected] | Home Built | 0 | May 5th 04 03:32 AM |
anybody recognize this page from a Mil tech manual? | George R. Gonzalez | Military Aviation | 1 | October 9th 03 04:00 PM |
Duo Discus Tech note | Thomas Knauff | Soaring | 25 | August 9th 03 10:10 PM |