Joe Larussa Posted December 18, 2019 Report Posted December 18, 2019 Just brought my baby back home. Here’s a few pics. 25 Quote
carusoam Posted December 18, 2019 Report Posted December 18, 2019 Nice job Joe! You kept it secret so well! Thanks for sharing the pics. Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
ArtVandelay Posted December 18, 2019 Report Posted December 18, 2019 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 1 Quote
Joe Larussa Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Posted December 18, 2019 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. 1 Quote
skydvrboy Posted December 18, 2019 Report Posted December 18, 2019 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! 1 2 Quote
ArtVandelay Posted December 18, 2019 Report Posted December 18, 2019 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 Quote
Joe Larussa Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Posted December 18, 2019 5 hours ago, ArtVandelay said: 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 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. 1 Quote
jetdriven Posted December 19, 2019 Report Posted December 19, 2019 Looks great! Just needs some dead bugs on the windshield 2 1 Quote
MooneyMitch Posted December 19, 2019 Report Posted December 19, 2019 Awesome!! Have fun each time you open your hangar door !! 1 Quote
fantom Posted December 19, 2019 Report Posted December 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Joe Larussa said: ....a pic from one of our Mooneyspace guys.... We know who that guy is Job looks wonderful, as does the white gear. Congrats... 1 Quote
Joe Larussa Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 3 hours ago, fantom said: We know who that guy is Job looks wonderful, as does the white gear. Congrats... Haha! Yep! Quote
Seymour Posted December 19, 2019 Report Posted December 19, 2019 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.....) Quote
Joe Larussa Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 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. Quote
carusoam Posted December 22, 2019 Report Posted December 22, 2019 Proof... you can’t rush greatness... -a- 1 Quote
TargetDriver Posted December 23, 2019 Report Posted December 23, 2019 Tons of work there, but it turned out beautiful !! I love the new paint designs. She looks like a $1 million dollar new one! R 1 Quote
Seymour Posted December 23, 2019 Report Posted December 23, 2019 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? Quote
ArtVandelay Posted December 23, 2019 Report Posted December 23, 2019 Since mine has taken more than twice that time (so far) it should be absolutely amazing, right? Sounds like your plane is not being worked on: maybe a more expensive job came up or they took on too much work.Tom Quote
carusoam Posted December 24, 2019 Report Posted December 24, 2019 What’s the temps in Fitchburg lately? Heating the paint hangar must be interesting. Best regards, -a- Quote
Joe Larussa Posted December 24, 2019 Author Report Posted December 24, 2019 22 hours ago, Seymour said: Since mine has taken more than twice that time (so far) it should be absolutely amazing, right? 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!” Quote
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