Painting a STOL 750

Getting a fuselage ready for paint takes far longer then actually shooting it, in fact cleaning up the two guns after painting takes longer then it does to paint.


After a couple of days of scrubbing and prepping we have a painted interior. I use a two part epoxy in a custom colour called Can-Zac Grey, it has a bit of a matted finish, but after a week of curing it is almost indestructible.

I mixed up the two part epoxy and it needs to sit and bake for half hour before it can be thinned and sprayed, of course, I mixed up the amount needed to do a 701, this is when you learn that the 750 is a much bigger plane, I had to mix up a full second batch to complete the job.

In two days I will be able to start work on it again, but for now she needs to just sit and cure, after a full week I will be able to crawl inside. This has taken quite a toll on time just to make her look pretty. I do not consider this construction time to build the aircraft as it is not a necessary step in making the plane, but it is one step which makes the plane.

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Comment by Mark Townsend on March 17, 2009 at 10:52am
Because of the finish of this type of paint it hides the over run of Zinc Chromate, which makes for a great looking inside. I use this an all my planes and have always been happy with the results. Touch up can even be done with a brush if need be.
Comment by Klaus Weiss on March 17, 2009 at 8:46am
Great looking job Mark. Do you cleanup all visible remnants of zinc-chromate or can you paint over it?
Comment by Mark Townsend on March 11, 2009 at 8:24am
Average is 2 pounds, I may be a touch heavier on this one due to size but it won't be over 5 pounds.
Comment by Ken Ryan on March 10, 2009 at 8:14pm
Beautiful job! What's your best guess on added weight for this step?

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