Aircraft painting cost

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Aircraft painting cost
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Aircraft painting cost

• No doubt the most important question when it
  comes to painting your airplane is, what is the
  cost going to be? Well, as you would assume,
  there are many factors to consider before coming
  to the final cost.
• We will need to go over all of these steps
• Plane size - Schema / Design process - Removal of
  controls, instruments and components - Existing
  paint Stripping (how old is the resin) - What
  is the reveal after stripping (rust, corrosion,
  cracks and/or dents) - Body condition - New
  screws for cowling and wing tanks - Basic coat of
  non-metallic paint (primer) - Application of
  stripes or markings - Final coats and finish -
  Reassembly of controls, instruments and
  components - Storage

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• The plane size is an obvious factor. Wingspan and
  length will determine the time it takes for
  completion. How many engines also depends on the
  price because of the removal of such delicate
  machinery. Some airplane paint shops bill hourly
  versus quoting each category.
• The schema and design process takes time when the
  client offers an idea and the painter shows their
  thoughts after collaboration. It takes a while
  for everyone to come to an agreement with the
  final design. The N holds back a lot of designs
  due to regulations so take this into
  consideration when going back and forth with the
  painter. Make sure you are prepared. Reading all
  of our articles on my blog will definitely save
  you money.

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• The removal of the controls, instruments and
  components takes serious precision and takes a
  long time. Every aircraft has a different
  schematic and the process needs to be recorded
  for rebuild. This procedure needs to be
  calculated accordingly based on size, and
  instruments along with the time it takes to take
  it all apart correctly.
• Stripping of the existing paint will reveal what
  kind of resin is left over and how old the paint
  truly is. What usually is revealed is all kinds
  of scary imperfections from manufacturing, wear
  and tear to just simple age. Dents,
  corrosion/rust and cracks are natural and
  shouldnt be feared because most can be fixed but
  this process will take a long time if the owner
  painted over imperfections just to gain profit.

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• When down to the naked body, what is revealed
  could be wood, metal or plastic. When the weight
  of the paint (paint adds pressure) is removed,
  the body may not be as aerodynamic as it was
  originally so there are many things that need to
  be done to restore the body to its original
  state.
• Its always wise to replace the screws with new
  ones. You cant replace the body but you can
  replace what is holding it together. Replacing
  the screws around the cowling and wing tanks will
  give you more confidence of the strength of the
  aircraft after it is finished. 
• The basic coat of non-metallic paint (primer)
  will add an additional cost and adding any new
  markings (N, stripes, logos) will add cost to
  the process. We paint over the safety hatch of
  Evolutions to where you cannot tell the lines
  which many of our clients absolutely love. That
  adds to the aircraft painting cost.

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• And finally, the last of the coats, gloss/finish
  and reassembly of the controls, instruments and
  components, the airplane will need storage until
  the owner can come and pick it up. If you have
  thoroughly read through this article, you would
  be smart in recognizing that we have not put a
  single price anywhere on this article because
  its almost impossible to add a price sheet given
  the specs and work involved. This isnt a
  restaurant where the menu is simple. But, you can
  expect a price range of anywhere from 50,000 -
  500,000 for just a single engine dual passenger
  aircraft depending on all the factors above.
• What are the costs of painting an airplane? Well,
  if you do it yourself, thousands. If you have it
  professionally done, tens if not hundreds of
  thousands of dollars. If you have joined the
  wonderful and exciting world of aircraft
  enthusiasts, you will definitely start to
  understand it isnt for the faint of heart.
  Airplane hobbyists have spent their life savings
  if not retirement on this adventure and you
  cannot afford to be cheap.
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