MooneyTunes Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 Dropped off the old girl at Hawk Aircraft Painting ,Zephyrhills. Shes getting a new dress. Pics to follow. Full strip, primer, and 3 color scheme. Can’t wait! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscalandro Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 I have been trying to get ahold of someone There to do the same. pricing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyTunes Posted December 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, chriscalandro said: I have been trying to get ahold of someone There to do the same. pricing? Better get your name in the hat soon. Hawk is BUSY. Are you dialing the right #? I’ve never had trouble getting a hold of someone there. Joe is pretty good at getting back to you with answers to any questions that you may have. Good luck. Edited December 25, 2019 by MooneyTunes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N9405V Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 What’s a ballpark price for having this done? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyTunes Posted February 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 The old dress comes off. Soon she’ll be sporting her new colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Me too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Painting season? Where are we at? (Tunes is at Hawk?) Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 I’m at Chips(KFPR). I never heard back from Hawks, in the end, they were all the same price. For example Mesa was a little cheaper, but they have a 10+% sales tax, where Florida has none on aviation maintenance. Tom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 @MooneyTunes are you going to change your tail number to something more personal (now would be the time) Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 8 hours ago, ArtVandelay said: Me too... Are you doing it yourself? The picture looks like it’s in a T hangar. Clarence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Are you doing it yourself? The picture looks like it’s in a T hangar. Clarence It is my T, but no they are on my field. They just put it back after initial stripping. That was just the first step, since you don’t know what you have until you “take the dress off”. I knew I had at least 1 spot of hangar rash that was poorly repaired, and didn’t know if I had any others.I did notice the pitot tube bracket rusts easily, It looks like common steel, I will need them to take special care with it.I also noticed that the stall strips have paint issues as well, I’ve checked other Mooneys, especially by the screws, I assume it’s because of dissimilar metals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 [mention=11849]ArtVandelay[/mention] they need to remove the:- stall strips - corrosion hides behind them vor aerials - as above wing end fairings flight controls make sure they have got ALL the old paint off EVERYWHERE - including inside door frames The stripper is fully neutralised she is fully washed of all chemical agents and left to completely dry then the important. Part, go over the airframe with a toothcomb, find every “grey” (ie loose) rivet, bit of corrosion and get them fixed. otherwise you are just paining over the cracks and are effectively wasting your money. i did mine in 2016-2017, search obal refit for tips if you want them. Happy to help, it is certainly a learning experience. Andrew Thanks, 1. See above 2. Mine are hidden 3. This was the first step, they haven’t touch all the non metal parts, etc 4. They washed it, then put it in my hangar. The paint you see is either non metal pieces or was under some tape, which I needed to pull off to get inside. Just the first step, more to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philiplane Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) Chip does pretty good work but be certain to go over the paint job as each color goes on. They tend to have more runs than they should. I think it's due to the lighting in the hangar, making it hard to see well. I am also an expert high end automotive and aircraft painter, and I evaluated his shop before finally sending a friend's Cheyenne 400 to Foster's in Lakeland. There was also more dust in the paint due to unclean conditions around the hangar air intake system, which ends up in the paint job. Edited February 26, 2020 by philiplane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyTunes Posted February 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 8 hours ago, Hyett6420 said: @ArtVandelay they need to remove the:- stall strips - corrosion hides behind them vor aerials - as above wing end fairings flight controls make sure they have got ALL the old paint off EVERYWHERE - including inside door frames The stripper is fully neutralised she is fully washed of all chemical agents and left to completely dry then the important. Part, go over the airframe with a toothcomb, find every “grey” (ie loose) rivet, bit of corrosion and get them fixed. otherwise you are just paining over the cracks and are effectively wasting your money. i did mine in 2016-2017, search obal refit for tips if you want them. Happy to help, it is certainly a learning experience. Andrew Hawk does all that. They are VERY familiar with Mooneys. Right now Hawk has 4 Mooneys going through the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyTunes Posted February 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 8 hours ago, ArtVandelay said: @MooneyTunes are you going to change your tail number to something more personal (now would be the time) Tom No new N #. Too much of a hassel. I would have to change a bunch of other items that have the N #s. on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philiplane Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 It's a good idea to do the tail number in vinyl graphics rather than paint. Very simple to change if needed. And you can get multi color vinyl with effects that can't be done in paint, such as the 3M reflective vinyl. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 6 hours ago, philiplane said: I am also an expert high end automotive and aircraft painter Phil, is there anything you don't do? One of these years I'd like you to do an annual on my M20M for a fresh set of eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyBoyM20J Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 15 hours ago, ArtVandelay said: I’m at Chips(KFPR). I never heard back from Hawks, in the end, they were all the same price. For example Mesa was a little cheaper, but they have a 10+% sales tax, where Florida has none on aviation maintenance. What was the ballpark price? I'm dying to get mine properly painted but I want to gamble on the stock market a bit to fund it...need a target...expecting $15k to $18k at this point. So, $20k... Cliff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Vinyl registration marks make the most sense, they’re easy to change if you sell your plane to another country. No airplane is forever and you will eventually sell it. Clarence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 What was the ballpark price? I'm dying to get mine properly painted but I want to gamble on the stock market a bit to fund it...need a target...expecting $15k to $18k at this point. So, $20k... Cliff Your range is correct, some include 8 hours of body work, some 16 hours. Actual quote depends on whether you use metallic paint, colors you use (reds are more expensive) , # of colors, if you want the gear disassembled and painted vs touch up, etc etc. That’s why generic quotes are useless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Vinyl registration marks make the most sense, they’re easy to change if you sell your plane to another country. No airplane is forever and you will eventually sell it. Clarence True, but then it’s their problem. ;-)I will ask about vinyl numbers, it’s worked well on my boat.I asked about repainting numbers...it was going to be several AMUs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyTunes Posted April 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Still waiting. After 4 months! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 52 minutes ago, MooneyTunes said: Still waiting. After 4 months! Hmmmmm....... you must have used the same paint shop I did !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 1 hour ago, MooneyMitch said: Hmmmmm....... you must have used the same paint shop I did !! Quoting myself ......I must say, regardless of the waiting, all paint jobs (3) from the shop I used (ArtCraft, SMX) were absolutely gorgeous! I hope the same for you Mr. MooneyTunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyTunes Posted April 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Thank you Mitch. I'm hoping that in the end the final product will be worth the wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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