Painting Your Airplane in the Hangar?

How's about it? Do you paint in the hangar or in a paint shop booth?
We have two more to do and want clean glossy finishes without flaws.
TIA.


If the hangar was good enough, the spray booth would never have been
invented. That said, I've sprayed in very substandard conditions - an
old chicken coop we were using as a car club building - and got a very
good finish - I washed down EVERYTHING just before painting and hung a
clean tarp over the car to keep the ceiling from dripping.

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All quite true. That said, in southeastern Florida, we had had numerous
incidents of aircraft in nearby hangars receiving overspray and the already
overzealous management at some of the local airports have gone on a rampage
over everythig from excessive mainenance in T-hangars to storage of
not-aviation items...

Besides, if you spray polyurethane (whether Imron or any of the other names)
without all of the proper equipment, you really are committing suicide--and
that's no joke.

I recommend using that additional sanding-out and polishing time for
something more productive in one's usual area of endeavor. Then pay a
professional to do a professional job on the airplane. And, yes, I do pan
to take my own advice!

Peter
IIRC, painting is not part of any 51% rule.

Peter Dohm wrote:
IIRC, painting is not part of any 51% rule.

I believe you are correct-I don't see painting on the list in FAA form
8000-38.

"Peter Dohm" wrote

Besides, if you spray polyurethane (whether Imron or any of the other
names)
without all of the proper equipment, you really are committing
suicide--and
that's no joke.

It is worth mentioning what the proper MINIMUM equipment is, although this
has been rehashed many times...

The absolute "must have" is a total, 100% fresh air breathing equipment.
Definition of that is that the air being breathed is brought into the spray
area from outside of the contaminated area. Carbon respiratiors, or any
other respireatiors will not do the job. Breathing air that comes from an
air compressor does not qualify, because that air is contaminated by the
compressor, itself. It must be designed as a fresh air breathing source, or
it can be a homebrew low pressure (blower) supply, coming from outside the
spray area. I made a fresh air system, and it was not hard or expensive,
and I had 100% faith in it.

Also, it important to cover ALL skin and the eyes, because the bad parts of
the stuff can be absorbed through the skin.

It is a worthwhile item, to be educated as to why the stuff is so bad. It
is cumulative, (it gets into your system, does it's damage, and does not
leave) and accumulates in the liver.

I recommend using that additional sanding-out and polishing time for
something more productive in one's usual area of endeavor. Then pay a
professional to do a professional job on the airplane. And, yes, I do
plan
to take my own advice!

There is nothing wrong with wanting to, and doing the painting yourself, if
you study up, and take the proper precautions, and take your time setting
everything up, and doing the job. A fantastic, homemade paint job can be a
real, major source of pride. You have to know what you are doing, and be
willing to invest the time and effort.

If that is what you are "into," go for it. If you are not willing to invest
the time and effort, the advise to take it to a professional is good advise.

IIRC, painting is not part of any 51% rule.

True.
--
Jim in NC