Jump to content

New paint job... Before, during and after

Joe Larussa

By Joe Larussa
in Modern Mooney Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

Joe Larussa Experienced

Joe Larussa

Posted
  • Author
Posted
4 hours ago, ArtVandelay said:

Nice, but where’s the before picture? First picture I see is during (strip). If you don’t mind me asking, where and how much?


Tom

Somehow it ended up the last pic but here it is again. I had it done at Corona Aircraft Painting. Cost was about 14,000.285D78D3-3483-4B3A-A0DC-CD2F8D7718FB.thumb.jpeg.be7979092f8acb5a8011e36fb1ef2ca8.jpeg

  • Like 1
skydvrboy Mentor

skydvrboy

Posted
Posted

I look at some of these before pictures and think, man, I'd love to have a paint job that nice.  Of course looking at the after pictures, I just think "WOW!"

@Joe Larussa The only thing you missed was updating your avatar! :D

  • Like 1
  • Thanks 2
ArtVandelay Grand Master

ArtVandelay

Posted
Posted
Somehow it ended up the last pic but here it is again. I had it done at Corona Aircraft Painting. Cost was about 14,000.

It was early this morning, I didn’t notice the last picture
Did you draw them a picture, show them a picture of a plane you liked, or use professional scheme designer? Did they paint the landing gear without disassembly? Is there a reason people use white on the gear, I would think a darker color would hide the dirt?


Tom
Joe Larussa Experienced

Joe Larussa

Posted
  • Author
Posted
5 hours ago, ArtVandelay said:


It was early this morning, I didn’t notice the last picture emoji11.png
Did you draw them a picture, show them a picture of a plane you liked, or use professional scheme designer? Did they paint the landing gear without disassembly? Is there a reason people use white on the gear, I would think a darker color would hide the dirt?


Tom

Honestly I was looking for ideas on Google and found a plane back east I loved. Also a pic from one of our Mooneyspace

guys. I combined both ideas and gave pics to the paint shop. He got it pretty darn close. I wanted the gear white because I thought it 

would be a good contrast with the red gear doors.

  • Like 1
fantom Grand Master

fantom

Posted
Posted
4 hours ago, Joe Larussa said:

....a pic from one of our Mooneyspace guys....

 

We know who that guy is :rolleyes:

Job looks wonderful, as does the white gear. Congrats... 

  • Thanks 1
Seymour Community Regular

Seymour

Posted
Posted

Gorgeous!   And a nice price, too. 

How long did the job take?   (My avatar is still waiting for my paint shop to finish - strip and prime completed so far.....)

Joe Larussa Experienced

Joe Larussa

Posted
  • Author
Posted
29 minutes ago, Seymour said:

Gorgeous!   And a nice price, too. 

How long did the job take?   (My avatar is still waiting for my paint shop to finish - strip and prime completed so far.....)

Thanks! It took roughly 6 weeks.

Seymour Community Regular

Seymour

Posted
Posted
On 12/19/2019 at 4:19 PM, Joe Larussa said:

Thanks! It took roughly 6 weeks.

 

On 12/22/2019 at 8:50 AM, carusoam said:

Proof... you can’t rush greatness...

Since mine has taken more than twice that time (so far) it should be absolutely amazing, right?   :unsure:

ArtVandelay Grand Master

ArtVandelay

Posted
Posted
Since mine has taken more than twice that time (so far) it should be absolutely amazing, right?   :unsure:

Sounds like your plane is not being worked on: maybe a more expensive job came up or they took on too much work.


Tom
Joe Larussa Experienced

Joe Larussa

Posted
  • Author
Posted
22 hours ago, Seymour said:

 

Since mine has taken more than twice that time (so far) it should be absolutely amazing, right?   :unsure:

Yikes! Are they sending you pics of its progress? I asked for pics at various stages so I could be sure we were on the same page. I was always surprised when I got them and was like “ Holy crap, it’s actually getting done!”

 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.