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12-02-2022, 06:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
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Paint quote sanity check
Hi All,
I have a single quote to re-paint my -4. It's just over $11K for the 3 color (DuPont Imron) scheme shown below. I'm wondering if any of the 1 or 2-seat builders have any recent experience to help me assess this number?
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12-02-2022, 06:45 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Indianapolis
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Price sounds good if the quality of the finished product is good. My only problem is Imron has very low solvent resistance, MEK and a shop towel will let you wipe it off in a few minutes (my experience from 34 years in the coatings removal business). I would pay extra to get a full catalyzed urethane paint.
Last edited by BoydBirchler : 12-04-2022 at 09:02 AM.
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12-02-2022, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: Hereford
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Imron is a catalyzed urothane paint.
MEK will not easily penetrate it.
It doesn't come off easily with most solvents after normal cure
Judge on recent posts:
11K is very good deal if they do quality work.
15K-25K is not uncommon for the top shops to charge
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12-02-2022, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: WINSTON SALEM
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Paint quote
Had my RV-12 done in 3 colors using aircraft paint by the guys at Planeperfection based at 3A4 - Southeast Greensboro.
$9500
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RV-12iS
Twin Lakes (8A7) Advance, NC
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12-02-2022, 07:24 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
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If the shop’s quality is good, a strip and repaint is a great deal at $11k. Even a straight up paint job is a good deal at 11k if the quality is good.
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Kyle Boatright
Marietta, GA
2001 RV-6 N46KB
2019? (actually 2022) RV-10 N46BX
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12-02-2022, 07:54 PM
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Location: Spring Hill, FL
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Paint quality
This will turn into a primer vs no primer if not careful. Highly suggest you look firsthand at 3 or 4 airframes they have painted. I've seen "professional" painters I would have paid them not to paint my airframe or the customers airframe they just charged 12k for. After we invest thousands of hours building it's up to builders to decide what is the value, we get from a paint shop.
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12-02-2022, 07:59 PM
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Nice paint scheme
By the way like your paint scheme and yes 11k for a strip and paint job that is good quality I feel is a great deal.
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RV-14A QB builds (2017), Lycoming 390 Thunderbolt arrived July 2019, Garmin avionics, Vertical Power, EFII-32 Ignition and Fuel, Whirlwind 300-72, Earth-X batteries, Beringer wheels and brakes, Parts became real airplane 8/15/2020. Started RV-10 Nov 2020. Empennage arrived (Built) Working on QB kits. Garmin avionics, Vertical Power, EFII-32 Ignition and Fuel, Whirlwind 3 blade HRT 378, Earth-X batteries, Beringer wheels and brakes, real airplane hopefully early-mid 2024. Paid subscriber
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12-02-2022, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Gainesville, Tx
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That scheme, assuming gray base and not metallic, on a new build would be about $12k. Stripping adds $1k and one week.
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12-02-2022, 09:15 PM
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Dean,
Keep us up to date on what you do and if it turns out well assuming you go with the shop that quoted your job.
Glenn Wilkinson
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12-03-2022, 09:09 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Vonore, TN
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Dis-Assembly/Re-Assembly
My plane was painted at Boss Aircraft Refinishers (Salisbury, NC) and they required that I dis-assemble and re-assemble the plane myself. Confirm with the shops whether they have that requirement, or if there is a possible price adjustment for the owner assisted dis-assembly.
In the end, although it took a lot of personal time in their hangar away from home, I was glad to know that the correct number of washers/spacers went back on the control surface connections, etc.
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Vonore, TN
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