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I took the plane into the paint shop on Aug 1st and got it back today....It turned out beautifully but there were some hoops to jump through....let me first say that Scheme Designers was outstanding to work with. Highly recommended. The paint shop, Master Aircraft Services in Wickenburg, AZ, did the incredible paint job but we all learned some lessons. The Mooney control surfaces are engineered (according to the factory) to a fine balance and the planes leave the factory with a light coat of white paint on them (control surfaces). The original scheme had color on all the control surfaces. Only the elevators were not able to be balanced with these colors and required a revised scheme for the horizontal tail and elevators. 

 

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201er Grand Master

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1 hour ago, 231LV said:

I took the plane into the paint shop on Aug 1st and got it back today....It turned out beautifully but there were some hoops to jump through....let me first say that Scheme Designers was outstanding to work with. Highly recommended. The paint shop, Master Aircraft Services in Wickenburg, AZ, did the incredible paint job but we all learned some lessons. The Mooney control surfaces are engineered (according to the factory) to a fine balance and the planes leave the factory with a light coat of white paint on them (control surfaces). The original scheme had color on all the control surfaces. Only the elevators were not able to be balanced with these colors and required a revised scheme for the horizontal tail and elevators.

Wow, really nice. Is that 5 colors I counted? Mind sharing what they're called?

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18 minutes ago, 201er said:

Wow, really nice. Is that 5 colors I counted? Mind sharing what they're called?

 Charcoal Grey Metallic, Imperial Red metallic, Velvet Black metallic, Gold Metallic and the white is Cloud White....apparently, it is heavier than Matterhorn White which is what the shop will recommend to all future Mooney paint jobs.

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13 minutes ago, 231LV said:

 Charcoal Grey Metallic, Imperial Red metallic, Velvet Black metallic, Gold Metallic and the white is Cloud White....apparently, it is heavier than Matterhorn White which is what the shop will recommend to all future Mooney paint jobs.

So everything but white is metallic? And did you do clear over it? Hard to tell on pictures.

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3 hours ago, 201er said:

So everything but white is metallic? And did you do clear over it? Hard to tell on pictures.

yes and yes

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12 hours ago, 231LV said:

 Charcoal Grey Metallic, Imperial Red metallic, Velvet Black metallic, Gold Metallic and the white is Cloud White....apparently, it is heavier than Matterhorn White which is what the shop will recommend to all future Mooney paint jobs.

Really like how the white on the cowl looks like a bird’s beak. When you say cloud white is heavier, do you know by how much? I.e. did you get a reweigh? 

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5 hours ago, Will.iam said:

Really like how the white on the cowl looks like a bird’s beak. When you say cloud white is heavier, do you know by how much? I.e. did you get a reweigh? 

White is non-metalic...didn't reweigh as the weight was negligible according to the paint shop but we were told Matterhorn White is lighter than Cloud White and with the narrow balance envelope, apparently, that is a factor.

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4 hours ago, WaynePierce said:

That is exceptionally good looking. I, too, like the raptor beak look on the cowling. Was that accidental?

nope

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231LV,

You did a great job with all of the details in the fewest words…. Very efficient! :)

I don’t think I have seen a more complex/beautiful paint scheme around here….  (Second best… because every one has the best on their own machine…  :))

 

How long did it take for you to select all the details… layout, colors, scheme designers, paint shop, everything….

Fantastic results!

Nicely done…

Love the beak, feathers, swoosh, and checkers…. 
 

Any matching new prop paint to go with that? :)

Thanks for sharing….

Go MS!

Best regards,

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14 hours ago, Mooney200 said:

Can a complete wax job (top & bottom) increase cruise speed 3 knots?  What about a new paint job?

I've been told by people who should know (Mooney engineer and test pilot) that a good wax job should be good for 3-5 knots depending on model. I'm sure it's a percentage of cruise speed, my C cruising at 145 knots will see lesser gain than a Bravo cruising at 210 knots.

New vs old paint shouldn't matter, as long as it is smooth, clean and waxed.

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