A Milestone Has Been Reached
A Milestone Has Been Reached
I've reached a milestone in my RV-8 construction. All of the metalwork for the fuselage has been completed. It is now ready for the interior to be painted and the wiring to begin. Hopefully this weekend I will paint the interior and then it is on to the fun part
Paul Trotter
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Actually the cockpit is going to be painted gray. Anything that is not visible will remain the primer green. I had toyed with the idea of leaving it all green but it is a very flat paint and it gets dirty very easily. I haven't decided yet whether to paint the panel gray or black. And the outside I have no idea. I really want to paint the entire exterior flat black, but that is not very practical
Paul Trotter
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Nice photos Paul,
I see you decided on two access plates instead of one large one for the baggage to instrument panel area. Is it entirely plate nuts or is there a hinge pin on the bottom ?
I need to mask off areas and paint mine as well. I'll post a couple pics when done. Might be a while though, as I have been really swamped with work lately.
I see you decided on two access plates instead of one large one for the baggage to instrument panel area. Is it entirely plate nuts or is there a hinge pin on the bottom ?
I need to mask off areas and paint mine as well. I'll post a couple pics when done. Might be a while though, as I have been really swamped with work lately.
Dave "WS" Rogers
RV-8 (125 hrs & counting)
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Dave,
Yes, I made 2 access panels. I wanted to keep the section in the center for strength. There is a hinge on the bottom so they fold down.
Today I made my first try at painting something other than primer. The only spray painting I've ever done has been the primer on the plane, so I really don't know what I'm doing. It came out acceptable, which is better than I expected:-) The only problem seems to be a little dust on the parts. Unfortunately I don't have a clean place to spray. It will have to do. The following picture shows the parts I did tonight. The paint is a 2-part epoxy and it went on pretty good. It took a lot less paint than I expected. The only annoying thing is cleaning the gun. I got spoiled with the water reducible primer I used that would clean up with water. I'll do some more parts tomorrow and then on the weekend I will do the inside of the fuselage.
Yes, I made 2 access panels. I wanted to keep the section in the center for strength. There is a hinge on the bottom so they fold down.
Today I made my first try at painting something other than primer. The only spray painting I've ever done has been the primer on the plane, so I really don't know what I'm doing. It came out acceptable, which is better than I expected:-) The only problem seems to be a little dust on the parts. Unfortunately I don't have a clean place to spray. It will have to do. The following picture shows the parts I did tonight. The paint is a 2-part epoxy and it went on pretty good. It took a lot less paint than I expected. The only annoying thing is cleaning the gun. I got spoiled with the water reducible primer I used that would clean up with water. I'll do some more parts tomorrow and then on the weekend I will do the inside of the fuselage.
Paul Trotter
RV-8 82080 Finish Kit
N801PT
RV-8 82080 Finish Kit
N801PT