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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: 320/360, hours to "ready to prime"
From: Bryan Wullner <vonjet@gmail.com>
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I spent about 800 hours finishing and priming. That doesn't include paint
time.

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Gary Edwards <gary21sn@hotmail.com> wrote:

>   *"Can someone give me an idea of the time (hours) 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
> the way during building.  And that is really recommended.
>
> 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.
>
> Remember to add the $10,000 for the surface prep to the total if the
> painter does it.
>
> Two thoughts:
>
> 1. When it is all done, most people only see the paint and 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 finish" (Don
> Barnes)
>
> Gary Edwards
> LNC2
>

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I spent about 800 hours finishing and priming. That doesn&#39;t include pai=
nt time. <br><br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Gary Edwards <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gary21sn@hotmail.com">gary21sn@hotmai=
l.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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<div>
<div class=3D"im">
<div><em><font face=3D"Arial">&quot;Can someone give me an idea of the time=
 (hours) needed to get it into &quot;ready to prime&quot; condition?&quot;<=
/font></em> </div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0</div></div>
<div>Can&#39;t say how many hours were spent in surface prep, as it was don=
e along the way during building.=A0 And that is really recommended.=A0=A0</=
div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>If all the surface prep is not done until the end, then it is too=A0ov=
erwhelming.=A0 By then the builder is tired of building and wants to go fly=
.=A0 But, all that surface prep to do before painting.=A0 Well, just give i=
t to the painter to do.=A0 There goes an additional $10,000 before the pain=
t.</div>

<div>=A0</div>
<div>Depends on how nice the builder wants the plane to look.=A0 My plane w=
as paint ready when I took it to the paint booth.=A0 Primed and sanded.=A0 =
Over and over again.=A0 The painting process: masking, painting (base coat-=
clear coat), sanding, and buffing;=A0two of us, eight hours a day, six days=
 a week=A0for five weeks.=A0=A0It turned out fairly nice (2-time grand cham=
pion).=A0 My time in the paint booth was=A0not counted, but the painters wa=
s, so whatever he charges per hour and add the cost of materials, and the t=
otal can easily be=A0over $10,000.=A0 </div>

<div>=A0</div>
<div>Remember to add the $10,000 for the surface prep to the total if the p=
ainter does it.</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Two thoughts: </div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>1. When it is all done,=A0most people only see=A0the paint and upholst=
ery (ok, well maybe the panel).=A0 </div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>2.=A0At 8,000 feet they all look the same.</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>&quot;The first thing noticed and the last thing remembered is the fin=
ish&quot;=A0(Don Barnes)</div>
<div>=A0</div><font color=3D"#888888">
<div>Gary Edwards</div>
<div>LNC2=A0=A0=A0=A0</div></font></div></div></blockquote></div><br>

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