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Could you provide a name and email/phone of your buddy??
I have an Archer at RYY and it needs a little 'touch-up' that is a bit more than I'd like to try. Overall, the paint is good, but a bird strike took off some paint and the clear coat is peeling a a couple of small places.... Thanks Mike: (PA28-181 N44979 at RYY) Kyle Boatright wrote: "O. Sami Saydjari" wrote in message ... After talking to a mechanic about this, he suggested that it was likely that the small spot was improperly primed when it was last painted. He also said that he has *never* been about to get an exactly match to white....and that with fading, even if it matches at first, it wont match after a year. He suggested getting spray paint (enamel) from the hardware store with a white that best matches to my eye...and then spray paint it with some feathering into the surrounding area. Does anyone think this is not a good idea? -Sami Depending on how nice your airplane is, I'd pass on your mechanic's advise. *Good* custom automotive painters can match almost any paint, and can blend in the new paint well (or mask back to the next panel line). Sure, you might see a slightly different fade rate, or the new paint may be a little shinier than the old, but using the old eyeball match with rattle can paint will leave you with a functional but *probably* ugly repair. Depending on where you live, there may be someone who specializes in "on airport" spot painting. I live in Atlanta, and have a buddy who makes good money doing touch-up work on aircraft. He has a trailer with all of the necessary equipment, paint, and pigments for color matching. He'll simply drive to the airport, string some plastic around your airplane, mask, prep, and spray small areas. KB |
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