Interior Paint
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Interior Paint
I finished painting my fuse interior parts (seat bottoms, baggage compartment sides and bottoms) yesterday.
I used the same paint Brian Chesteen used (Rustoleum hammered metallic) and the parts look freakin' awesome! I'm very happy with the end result. The paint is going to look great with my dark "schooner" ultraleather seats from Classic Aero.
Now I just need to keep from damaging them while I do the other fuse work.
I used the same paint Brian Chesteen used (Rustoleum hammered metallic) and the parts look freakin' awesome! I'm very happy with the end result. The paint is going to look great with my dark "schooner" ultraleather seats from Classic Aero.
Now I just need to keep from damaging them while I do the other fuse work.
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LOL
You guys crack me up. Allright I will download them from the camera now and put them up.
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color accuracy
Let's see if some of these pics do the color justice. It's tough, because there is a lot of silver/graphite tones, and unfortunately I am no professional photographer.
Closeup:

Hanging in my paint booth:

Hanging in my furnace room to "bake":

Choosing colors to match the Classic Aero seats:
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Closeup:

Hanging in my paint booth:

Hanging in my furnace room to "bake":

Choosing colors to match the Classic Aero seats:

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Partner In Crime
My partner in crime for a day of painting, the illustrious Mr. Dave Setser.


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Thanks!
Thanks Chad!
I am really happy with how it turned out. I custom mixed a color by combining some of the black with silver. It's pretty close to the hammered gray that comes pre-mixed, but I wanted to experiment with color.
I think I will go with this color as a border on my panel and do the instrument surrounds in black.
I am really happy with how it turned out. I custom mixed a color by combining some of the black with silver. It's pretty close to the hammered gray that comes pre-mixed, but I wanted to experiment with color.
I think I will go with this color as a border on my panel and do the instrument surrounds in black.
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Hmmm, Dave, Dave, I remember a guy named Dave ....
Spike
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Current Build: 2 years into a beautiful little girl
Current Build: 2 years into a beautiful little girl
Dave? Dave's not here, man!
No, man...I'm Dave!
I'm still around, just been traveling a lot at taxpayer expense...thanks to all of you!
I've been bustin' my hump to get the wings finished...after only four years. Antony kindly let me use his paint booth weekend before last and just last Sunday, Captain John and Wicked Stick came up to help nail the lower wing skins on...

I'm still around, just been traveling a lot at taxpayer expense...thanks to all of you!
I've been bustin' my hump to get the wings finished...after only four years. Antony kindly let me use his paint booth weekend before last and just last Sunday, Captain John and Wicked Stick came up to help nail the lower wing skins on...
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Thanks homey, I appreciate the fashion advice!captain_john wrote:Dave, that mask is very slimming on you!!!
CJ
Not wearing that mask while painting gives a whole new meaning to "hammered finish."

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Re: Dave? Dave's not here, man!
Dave's not here!Thermos wrote:No, man...I'm Dave!

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Good idea, get other people to shoot your skins so that you are free to take pictures. I LUV it!!



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Dang it, you've exposed my evil plan! 
Now I'll have to find some other temptation to get people to work on my airplane...

Now I'll have to find some other temptation to get people to work on my airplane...
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Don't worry, we each took turns working and taking pictures of the other one.Spike wrote:Good idea, get other people to shoot your skins so that you are free to take pictures. I LUV it!!
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And for the record, we got fed as well as having a few beers.

John and I had a great time helping Dave.
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