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Paint shops near Upstate SC

Charles in SC

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Where are some paint shops near the upstate of South Carolina? Also are there any good cheap(maybe free) design softwares out there? Thanks in advance!
 
I got my plane painted at Boss Aircraft Refinishers in Salisbury, NC (KRUQ). They did a good/average job. I wasn't looking for an award winner. I did have to disassemble and reassemble the plane myself.
 

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I ended up with a flat nosewheel on our Grumman AA5 on roll-out at KLQK in Pickens. The mechanic there was quite accomodating in coming out on a Sunday to replace it. His main gig is apparently painting, and I would likely be giving him my business if my parents still lived out that way. He had ~3 planes in the hangar that were finished awaiting pickup. One was a Columbia that rivaled some of the winners at KOSH.
 
Just took delivery of my RV8 from today Mike Ibe's shop at Southeast Greensboro airport. I've posted a link to a photo of my plane and suffice it to say I'm very pleased with the results. I finished construction on my plane back in February 2019 and was holding out for a slot with a highly reputable paint shop in Alabama. However, after waiting nearly 18 months with no promised date in site, I gave up and started shopping around and was fortunate to see a post about Mike's shop and the work he had done. A brief visit to his shop and a chance to see what he and his partners could do, and I jumped. Judge the results for yourself.

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Regards,
J Baker
 
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