Thursday, July 28, 2005

Clear Coat - 0 Hours (Total ?)

I picked up my clear coated wings and tail pieces today from the paint shop. Since I didn't have my camera with me, you'll have to take my word that they came out nice. They had replaced both wing patches that cover the holes they sanded in the wings. The new patch look pretty good (for patches) and they did a decent job of clear coating the patches and the seam between them and the wing fabric.

I did notice some scuffs on the leading edge of one of the wings where they set it down on the concrete floor. Luckily most of these seem to come out with a little spit wash.

Even with all of the problems I had with the paint shop, I'm still happy with their work. They bent over backwards to get the job done right and more importantly, charged me very little for the work. Not counting the cost of the replaced vertical stabilizer skin, the paint shop charged me $550. I could easily see this price doubling or tripling if they would have charged me for all of the hours they put into it.