Is two gallons enough for painting a 601xl - Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers2024-03-29T07:16:01Zhttps://zenith.aero/forum/topics/is-two-gallons-enough-for-painting-a-601xl?commentId=2606393%3AComment%3A596963&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI've had N167EZ painted for a…tag:zenith.aero,2018-03-19:2606393:Comment:6199552018-03-19T00:26:27.970ZErnest Christleyhttps://zenith.aero/profile/ErnestChristley
<p>I've had N167EZ painted for a few weeks now, but I've just got the N numbers applied and my beautiful wife was kind enough to take pictures today. I used metallic silver enamel over a gray primer. I hear I might have to repaint in 5 years if I leave it outside, but I have a hangar, and at the cost difference between enamel and polyurethanes, I can afford a new coat every now and then. The whole job cost me under $300, which I think is appropriate for a $15,000 airplane.</p>
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<p>I've had N167EZ painted for a few weeks now, but I've just got the N numbers applied and my beautiful wife was kind enough to take pictures today. I used metallic silver enamel over a gray primer. I hear I might have to repaint in 5 years if I leave it outside, but I have a hangar, and at the cost difference between enamel and polyurethanes, I can afford a new coat every now and then. The whole job cost me under $300, which I think is appropriate for a $15,000 airplane.</p>
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<p>I was able to cover the whole plane with one gallon (paint plus hardner) of primer and one gallon of enamel (paint plus hardner). I use the maximum amount of thinner to get the minimum coat thickness. </p>
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<p>The N numbers are from a local sign shop. Cost me around $100 and took about an hour to apply.</p> One more thing, the Stewart S…tag:zenith.aero,2018-03-19:2606393:Comment:6197412018-03-19T00:07:30.615ZMark Stevenshttps://zenith.aero/profile/MarkStevens
<p>One more thing, the Stewart Systems paint is a water based primer and a water borne top coat. No toxic fumes or special respirators needed. The polyurethane paints I was looking at required a separate fresh air breathing system.</p>
<p>One more thing, the Stewart Systems paint is a water based primer and a water borne top coat. No toxic fumes or special respirators needed. The polyurethane paints I was looking at required a separate fresh air breathing system.</p> I am getting ready to paint m…tag:zenith.aero,2018-03-19:2606393:Comment:6199492018-03-19T00:04:50.712ZMark Stevenshttps://zenith.aero/profile/MarkStevens
<p>I am getting ready to paint my 601XL also. I’m going to use the Stewart Systems paint. It is aircraft paint and they have great instructional videos online. Just bought my HVLP sprayer today. Will be going to Sun n Fun is a couple of weeks and will stop at their booth and get expert advice regarding amount of paint. I’ll keep you posted. By the way, I checked into Plane Vinyl to have my plane wrapped and they told me they don’t do it anymore because there was problems with it coming…</p>
<p>I am getting ready to paint my 601XL also. I’m going to use the Stewart Systems paint. It is aircraft paint and they have great instructional videos online. Just bought my HVLP sprayer today. Will be going to Sun n Fun is a couple of weeks and will stop at their booth and get expert advice regarding amount of paint. I’ll keep you posted. By the way, I checked into Plane Vinyl to have my plane wrapped and they told me they don’t do it anymore because there was problems with it coming off the control surfaces. They would do a partial wrap but it was way too expensive.</p> Joe - it's really not that ha…tag:zenith.aero,2017-11-12:2606393:Comment:5968282017-11-12T00:17:10.615ZBrad Rawlshttps://zenith.aero/profile/BradRawls
Joe - it's really not that hard. Make sure you use the automotive film and not the commercial film - and way different stuff. You just tack one end down and strech out the other end and squeege it down to the surface. You can pull it up if you don't like the sway it went down. You can stretch it where needed, the hard part in when you have to much material.
Joe - it's really not that hard. Make sure you use the automotive film and not the commercial film - and way different stuff. You just tack one end down and strech out the other end and squeege it down to the surface. You can pull it up if you don't like the sway it went down. You can stretch it where needed, the hard part in when you have to much material. I got all my wrap at metrores…tag:zenith.aero,2017-11-12:2606393:Comment:5967342017-11-12T00:04:13.793ZBrad Rawlshttps://zenith.aero/profile/BradRawls
I got all my wrap at metrorestyling.com. They have the best prices and free shipping. I used the Dennison Avery product but they carry the 3M line too. I was told Avery was better on the rivets, and it's 10% or so cheaper than 3M, but i sure both are good.
I got all my wrap at metrorestyling.com. They have the best prices and free shipping. I used the Dennison Avery product but they carry the 3M line too. I was told Avery was better on the rivets, and it's 10% or so cheaper than 3M, but i sure both are good. Brad, where did you purchase…tag:zenith.aero,2017-11-11:2606393:Comment:5969662017-11-11T12:40:38.028ZGil DeVaulthttps://zenith.aero/profile/GilDeVault
<p>Brad, where did you purchase your product?</p>
<p>Brad, where did you purchase your product?</p> Looks good Brad!
A member of…tag:zenith.aero,2017-11-11:2606393:Comment:5967142017-11-11T12:36:26.077ZJoe Hopwoodhttps://zenith.aero/profile/JoeHopwood
<p>Looks good Brad! </p>
<p>A member of our local EAA chapter and his son attempted to wrap their plane and they said it was so difficult they gave up and had it painted. I saw plane before painting and it was meticulous. It also had hand controls for rudder and nose wheel steering as his son is a paraplegic. Pretty nifty engineering.</p>
<p>I had my rudder wrapped professionally and it looked so bad I pulled it off. You must really be good at this. I am having mine painted a piece at a…</p>
<p>Looks good Brad! </p>
<p>A member of our local EAA chapter and his son attempted to wrap their plane and they said it was so difficult they gave up and had it painted. I saw plane before painting and it was meticulous. It also had hand controls for rudder and nose wheel steering as his son is a paraplegic. Pretty nifty engineering.</p>
<p>I had my rudder wrapped professionally and it looked so bad I pulled it off. You must really be good at this. I am having mine painted a piece at a time and all is completed except for wings and they are in paint shop now. It is solid white and I hope to use decals to add color. I will be putting more in here or perhaps a separate post about the particulars of the paint and the decals when complete.</p> Ernest -
Overall it's cheape…tag:zenith.aero,2017-11-10:2606393:Comment:5969632017-11-10T22:54:35.962ZBrad Rawlshttps://zenith.aero/profile/BradRawls
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<p>Overall it's cheaper than most paint. I have about $1,300 into it, but that is counting a lot of screw-ups. I takes a while to do correctly, but it is not hard to learn. Plenty of info on line. There is no surface prep other than cleaning the aluminum well and hitting it with scotchbrite. It basically seals the surface in a water/airtight pouch. Nice thing is that you can work on it over a long period of time, mine took a couple of months, but you could do it in a…</p>
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<p>Overall it's cheaper than most paint. I have about $1,300 into it, but that is counting a lot of screw-ups. I takes a while to do correctly, but it is not hard to learn. Plenty of info on line. There is no surface prep other than cleaning the aluminum well and hitting it with scotchbrite. It basically seals the surface in a water/airtight pouch. Nice thing is that you can work on it over a long period of time, mine took a couple of months, but you could do it in a week easy if you worked at it 8 hours a day. You can get all the basic tools for about $100.</p> Wow!
and I mean, "WOW!!"
Th…tag:zenith.aero,2017-11-10:2606393:Comment:5967882017-11-10T21:23:30.383ZErnest Christleyhttps://zenith.aero/profile/ErnestChristley
<p>Wow!</p>
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<p>and I mean, "WOW!!"</p>
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<p>That's a wrap!? How much will that cost a builder? Considering prep time, I bet it is also faster and is definitely way less toxic than paint.</p>
<p>Wow!</p>
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<p>and I mean, "WOW!!"</p>
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<p>That's a wrap!? How much will that cost a builder? Considering prep time, I bet it is also faster and is definitely way less toxic than paint.</p> Ernest -
I've painted cars,…tag:zenith.aero,2017-11-10:2606393:Comment:5969602017-11-10T20:28:53.023ZBrad Rawlshttps://zenith.aero/profile/BradRawls
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<p>I've painted cars, but I wrapped my airplane. Weight wise the wrap is just a hair lighter than paint with primer/i med coat of paint. Just guessing, I would think it would take 1 1/2 gal for a 601, but I don't have anything to back that up.…</p>
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<p>I've painted cars, but I wrapped my airplane. Weight wise the wrap is just a hair lighter than paint with primer/i med coat of paint. Just guessing, I would think it would take 1 1/2 gal for a 601, but I don't have anything to back that up.</p>
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