kerry Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 I saw this Mooney paint scheme. Definitely different. Thought I'd share. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 That is too cool! My striping scheme, however, extends onto the tail, so this type of covering won't work well for me . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 It's only current for 45 days 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964-M20E Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 19 minutes ago, rbridges said: It's only current for 45 days You just need to verify if there were any changes and note them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 You can tell he definitely spent his entire paint budget on the tail! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danb Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Is there any chance that's a wrap, I always wondered if a wrap would hold up on a plane? If so there are so many cool things you do. Especially advertising. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Danb said: Is there any chance that's a wrap, I always wondered if a wrap would hold up on a plane? If so there are so many cool things you do. Especially advertising. Playing around with Mrs. Yetti's vinyl printer I made some old school Mooney birds out of car wrap vinyl. It seems to be holding up OK. The problem with bigger pieces is what to do with the rivet heads. I was going to redo the disco green stripes with vinyl. It was not working out on the wings. I was thinking about doing a large mooney bird across the top cowl much like the old school firebird Edited March 16, 2016 by Yetti 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrach Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Danb said: Is there any chance that's a wrap, I always wondered if a wrap would hold up on a plane? If so there are so many cool things you do. Especially advertising. Little chance that it's anything but a wrap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flight2000 Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) This bad boy was painted and not a wrap. The wrap is a really nice feature and a whole lot cheaper than airbrushing... Hmmm, wonder what I can do next.... Cheers, Brian Edited March 16, 2016 by flight2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danb Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Yetti said: Playing around with Mrs. Yetti's vinyl printer I made some old school Mooney birds out of car wrap vinyl. It seems to be holding up OK. The problem with bigger pieces is what to do with the rivet heads. I was going to redo the disco green stripes with vinyl. It was not working out on the wings. I was thinking about doing a large mooney bird across the top cowl much like the old school firebird thats cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steingar Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Couple of the local RV builders did vinyl wraps instead of paint. Apparently its a thing with the RV crowd. The results were pretty nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpaul Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 This is all paint, I have many hours in this plane, sadly it is now flat mil gray. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIsNobody Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 So I wonder if you strip paint to eliminate weight/prep for a wrap? I like this idea. No No on control surfaces I suppose? Anybody know what the cost comparison is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 56 minutes ago, kpaul said: This is all paint, I have many hours in this plane, sadly it is now flat mil gray. That's quite a paint job - it almost makes that Mooney look like a Pilatus. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 It's got the butler button hook on the tail too... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravoman Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 15 hours ago, rbridges said: It's only current for 45 days And being the lawyer I am if it were my plane I would have a little disclaimer on both sides that it is not to be used for navigational purposes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 All of my sectionals are valid for 180 days. Even my Low Enroutes and Approach Plates are good for 56 days . . . With some color on the fuselage, it would look even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinkBug Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 On 3/16/2016 at 5:41 AM, Danb said: Is there any chance that's a wrap, I always wondered if a wrap would hold up on a plane? If so there are so many cool things you do. Especially advertising. Wraps are done on planes all the time, even on jets and airliners. It's quite popular with the experimental guys. I'm planning to re-do the stripes and numbers on my plane with vinyl pretty soon. The guys doing full wraps on RVs claim that the wrap costs about 1/2-1/3 as a similar paint job and weighs about half as much as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDPetersen Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Getting ready to do the feathers on a Christen Eagle. Wish I could find such a shortcut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 22 hours ago, StinkBug said: The guys doing full wraps on RVs claim that the wrap costs about 1/2-1/3 as a similar paint job and weighs about half as much as well. So just leave the bump in the vinyl caused by the rivets or cut out around it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Leave the bumps. Where I used to live, the city buses were wrapped to advertise different events. You'd never get the cut outs lined up with the rivets, to say nothing of how bad several thousand white rivet heads would look shining through your color pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinkBug Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Yetti said: So just leave the bump in the vinyl caused by the rivets or cut out around it? Warm the vinyl a little and use a squeegee to form it around the rivet. It's time consuming, but looks just like paint if done well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 My hangar neighbor (directly across from my hangar) did a vinyl wrap on his RV6. From 30 feet away it looks pretty good and you can't tell it's not paint. Once you get real close you can tell the difference and I'm not so sure it's all that great. Frankly, I would prefer real paint, but the cost was around $6K to do the whole RV so it might be worth considering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Fox Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 On 3/17/2016 at 11:34 PM, carusoam said: It's got the butler button hook on the tail too... Best regards, -a- That houses the yaw dampener... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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