Exterior Refinishing Process

Our process of refinishing your aircraft is outlined below. Click any step to view an image of our works in progress as we restore your craft.

Choose a step below to begin:

1. Step 1: Multi-layer masking protects the plastic parts from stripper.
2. Step 2: A heavy layer of stripper is left for a few moments to do it's magic.
3. Step 3: After just a short while the old paint starts peeling away from the aluminum
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5. Step 5: The stripper has been removed and the rivets need to be dressed.
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7. Step 7: Another shot of the rivets being cleaned with a soft wire brush.
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9. Step 9: Alodine process or prime treatment (Picture coming soon!)
10. Step 10: Apply corrosion resistant epoxy primer gray or yellow green.
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12. Step 12: Basecolor applied with the N-number masking in progress.
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14. Step 14: Masking for trim color.
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16. Step 16: Just out of the paint booth ready for cleanup
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18. Step 18: After cleanup the paint really makes this aircraft look like a million bucks.