X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:09:24 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s21.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.160] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.2) with ESMTP id 4134327 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:50:43 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.90.160; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from SNT112-DS25 ([65.55.90.137]) by snt0-omc3-s21.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:50:07 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [24.216.229.86] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: 320/360, hours to "ready to prime" X-Original-Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:50:03 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01BE_01CAB3EF.D9378310" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V10.00.0070.1500 Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:50:03 -0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Feb 2010 02:50:07.0175 (UTC) FILETIME=[E8460D70:01CAB432] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BE_01CAB3EF.D9378310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Can someone give me an idea of the time (hours) needed to get it into = "ready to prime" condition?"=20 Can't say how many hours were spent in surface prep, as it was done = along the way during building. And that is really recommended. =20 If all the surface prep is not done until the end, then it is too = overwhelming. By then the builder is tired of building and wants to go = fly. But, all that surface prep to do before painting. Well, just give = it to the painter to do. There goes an additional $10,000 before the = paint. Depends on how nice the builder wants the plane to look. My plane was = paint ready when I took it to the paint booth. Primed and sanded. Over = and over again. The painting process: masking, painting (base = coat-clear coat), sanding, and buffing; two of us, eight hours a day, = six days a week for five weeks. It turned out fairly nice (2-time grand = champion). My time in the paint booth was not counted, but the painters = was, so whatever he charges per hour and add the cost of materials, and = the total can easily be over $10,000. =20 Remember to add the $10,000 for the surface prep to the total if the = painter does it. Two thoughts:=20 1. When it is all done, most people only see the paint and upholstery = (ok, well maybe the panel). =20 2. At 8,000 feet they all look the same. "The first thing noticed and the last thing remembered is the finish" = (Don Barnes) Gary Edwards LNC2 ------=_NextPart_000_01BE_01CAB3EF.D9378310 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

"Can someone give me an idea of the time = (hours)=20 needed to get it into "ready to prime" condition?"

Can't say how many hours were spent in surface prep, as it was done = along=20 the way during building. And that is really = recommended.

If all the surface prep is not done until the end, then it is=20 too overwhelming. By then the builder is tired of building = and wants=20 to go fly. But, all that surface prep to do before painting. = Well,=20 just give it to the painter to do. There goes an additional = $10,000 before=20 the paint.

Depends on how nice the builder wants the plane to look. My = plane was=20 paint ready when I took it to the paint booth. Primed and = sanded. =20 Over and over again. The painting process: masking, painting (base = coat-clear coat), sanding, and buffing; two of us, eight hours a = day, six=20 days a week for five weeks. It turned out fairly nice = (2-time=20 grand champion). My time in the paint booth was not counted, = but the=20 painters was, so whatever he charges per hour and add the cost of = materials, and=20 the total can easily be over $10,000.

Remember to add the $10,000 for the surface prep to the total if = the=20 painter does it.

Two thoughts:

1. When it is all done, most people only see the paint = and=20 upholstery (ok, well maybe the panel).

2. At 8,000 feet they all look the same.

"The first thing noticed and the last thing remembered is the=20 finish" (Don Barnes)

Gary Edwards

LNC2

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