Before and After

[TWinter]

We are always proud of what we have done and the upkeep on our planes. I've seen this on other forums and it's always interesting. Lets see a pic of when you first took your Mooney home and  what it looks like today. Some folks like to stay nostalgic & original, others like to polish and tinker. Some just want to enjoy flight. Lets see what it looked like the first day you took it home and present day, have you added or kept original? Does not have to be exterior pictures, could just be avionics etc..Lets not bog the site down with tons of pictures..Just two pictures, when you got it and what it looks like today

Here was what we jokingly called "Green Bean" when I first got her. A little paint and polish and here she is today.

[DonMuncy]

Here's mine

[rbridges]

wow, it's amazing how much newer a plane looks from getting a paint job!  I've made changes on my plane, but they've been subtle.  LED landing light, new lens cover, avionics upgrades, bladders, etc.  Not cheap, but not as obvious as new paint.

[KSMooniac]

Here is my original/as-is 1977 configuration:

And here she is in 2009 post-paint, but before I had the modern Mooney bird air-brushed by a local artist on to the tail:

Here is the new logo:

 

Hopefully during the Caravan clinic this weekend I can get someone to snap some updated air-to-air pics.

 

[dfgreene61]

N1162G Before and After..

 

 

 

Edited May 2, 2016 by dfgreene61

[N5756v]

Man paint makes all the difference

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[Seth]

Paint and Avionics sell airplanes fast.  If you want to sell your airplane fast, instead of lowering the price, paint it.  Same differential and you'll get to fly a newly painted airplane for a while first!  Only problem is it takes some time to line up a paint shop!

Avionics wise, that takes less time.

 

-Seth

[PTK]

Before...

and after...

 

 

[KSMooniac]

I love those checkers!  I wish I had thought about doing some while I was iterating on my scheme.  

[Guest]

Here's my before and after.

[Godfather]

M20doc - the paint shop put your tail on backwards!  You should really stop flying until you get that "problem" rectified.

[bonal]

I wish I could see something different but my 2 pics look exactly the same. After pic would have overhauled exhaust carb replaced engine mount frame with gusset frame replaced sky tech starter replaced jack screw overhauled Bendix mags replaced engine oil lines replaced flap hydraulic lines rebuilt instrument cluster replaced voltage reg etc etc ...

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, bonal said:

I wish I could see something different but my 2 pics look exactly the same. After pic would have overhauled exhaust carb replaced engine mount frame with gusset frame replaced sky tech starter replaced jack screw overhauled Bendix mags replaced engine oil lines replaced flap hydraulic lines rebuilt instrument cluster replaced voltage reg etc etc ...

The before would be in the shop, the after in the air.

Clarence

[mooniac15u]

4 hours ago, DonMuncy said:

Here's mine

The right side of your plane sure looks a lot nicer than the left side. 

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, Godfather said:

M20doc - the paint shop put your tail on backwards!  You should really stop flying until you get that "problem" rectified.

They also painted on a few extra cylinders.

[kevinw]

Here's mine

I almost bought a 231 with the same paint scheme. 9599U. It was a 1980 model. It sold while I was looking at it and I ended up with the J. I love my J but sometimes wish I would've held out for another K to come along. Great looking Mooney Don.

[DonMuncy]

Thanks for the nice words Kevin. I smile every time I look at it. I feel like I'm masquerading as a rich guy.

 

[carusoam]

My plane's before and after picture is my avatar.  It had been recently painted by the previous owner.

The difference since this day 1 photo, is the height of the children has increased by about a foot each and the TopProp has a shiny spinner.

best regards,

-a-

[TWinter]

1 hour ago, M20Doc said:

The before would be in the shop, the after in the air.

Clarence

Or on the ground vs. in the air

 

[Ron McBride]

[MyNameIsNobody]

I actually liked both your before panel and before paint too, but definitely a vast improvement.  Looks fantastic!

[Mooneymite]

Before viagra.  After viagra.  

[Ron McBride]

4 hours ago, MyNameIsNobody said:

I actually liked both your before panel and before paint too, but definitely a vast improvement.  Looks fantastic!

The before paint looked good from 50 feet or more.   I am very happy with the after.   Thank You

Ron

[N5756v]

Ok I have to ask ,ball park what's a paint job run

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[PTK]

44 minutes ago, N5756v said:

Ok I have to ask ,ball park what's a paint job run

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It depends. There are variables like how many colors, the complexity of the scheme and the quality of the shop that does it. There are paint jobs and then there are paint jobs!