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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject: Painting N601EZ is finally done

Hi guys,



N601EZ is finally painted and the annual inspection was finished this 

morning. There were questions about how much paint was added to the 

airplane by weight. Until W& B this morning I’d only measured thickness 

from .0015 to .0025. The plane gained 15 lbs, not counting going to 

thicker gear plate weldments 1-lb each, 6 lbs of wheel pants etc. The 

empty weight for paint went from 729 lbs to 744 lbs. That’s 3 to 4 lbs 

more than I’d calculated for a1-1/2-gallon base coat, 1-gallon trim coat 

and 2-gallons of primer. I had a quart of base color, a quart of white 

primer and ½-gallon trim color left over. Idaho Snow and Bayou Blue.



Really pleased with the paint and the process. I made more work of it 

(April to November) than most and nearly every mistake as well. Even so, 

I’d recommend the paint to anyone who wants to paint at home. It’s very 

forgiving and extremely tough. Most mistakes are repairable and the 

process is consistent throughout. I was given a cell phone number for 

24/7 tech support and used it more than once. Their manual is very good 

and describes all the paint processes for the aluminum aircraft in 

easily understood English.



I spent under $2800.00 for the paint, 2 paint guns, booth, fresh air 

system, filters, lacquer thinner, distilled water, timer, spares et all, 

etc. A chapter member builder wanting to paint his RV6 bought everything 

but the DeVilbiss finish gun. The booth was marked for reassembly, 

knocked down in the space of 2 hours, loaded into a pickup bed and was 

gone within two days of mentioning it at a chapter meeting. This too 

reduced the cost.



It’s the paint job I wanted, without getting too near a professional 

job. It cleans up well and improves what was becoming a scruffy 

unpainted 601. There are several things to do like soundproofing and 

completing the interior. Best recommendations, paint before flying if 

you can. I know, it's just too much fun to stop, but you’ll save 100 

hours of cleaning and surface prep.



Links below show the finished product and my paint page shows the booth, 

special equipment and processes involved.



http://www.macsmachine.com/images/completion/full/601ezclosefrtrt.gif



http://www.macsmachine.com/images/completion/full/601ezfrontright.gif



Anyway, I had to show it to you,



Happy flying,



Larry McFarland at www.macsmachine.com

gboothe(at)calply.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject: Painting N601EZ is finally done

Larry,



She's a beauty!!



Gary Boothe 

Cool, CA 

601 HDSTD, WW Conversion 90% done, 

Tail done, wings done, working on c-section

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N601EZ is finally painted...

pacificpainting(at)comcas
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject: Painting N601EZ is finally done

Larry,



You probably said this in a previous post, but what paint did you use? 

Wasn't it the waterborne stuff. NICE PAINT JOB.



Dave in rainy Salem



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gfmjr_20(at)HOTMAIL.COM
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject: Painting N601EZ is finally done

Larry--

   Nice job-----------bet your glad it's over with



George May

601XL912s



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 	  Quote: 	
		  From: LarryMcFarland <larry(at)macsmachine.com>

Reply-To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com

To: zenith-list <zenith-list(at)matronics.com>

Subject: Painting N601EZ is finally done

Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:22:33 -0600






Hi guys,



N601EZ is finally painted and the annual inspection was finished this 

morning. There were questions about how much paint was added to the 

airplane by weight. Until W& B this morning I’d only measured thickness 

from .0015 to .0025. The plane gained 15 lbs, not counting going to thicker 

gear plate weldments 1-lb each, 6 lbs of wheel pants etc. The empty weight 

for paint went from 729 lbs to 744 lbs. That’s 3 to 4 lbs more than I’d 

calculated for a1-1/2-gallon base coat, 1-gallon trim coat and 2-gallons of 

primer. I had a quart of base color, a quart of white primer and ½-gallon 

trim color left over. Idaho Snow and Bayou Blue.



Really pleased with the paint and the process. I made more work of it 

(April to November) than most and nearly every mistake as well. Even so, 

I’d recommend the paint to anyone who wants to paint at home. It’s very 

forgiving and extremely tough. Most mistakes are repairable and the process 

is consistent throughout. I was given a cell phone number for 24/7 tech 

support and used it more than once. Their manual is very good and describes 

all the paint processes for the aluminum aircraft in easily understood 

English.



I spent under $2800.00 for the paint, 2 paint guns, booth, fresh air 

system, filters, lacquer thinner, distilled water, timer, spares et all, 

etc. A chapter member builder wanting to paint his RV6 bought everything 

but the DeVilbiss finish gun. The booth was marked for reassembly, knocked 

down in the space of 2 hours, loaded into a pickup bed and was gone within 

two days of mentioning it at a chapter meeting. This too reduced the cost.



It’s the paint job I wanted, without getting too near a professional job. 

It cleans up well and improves what was becoming a scruffy unpainted 601. 

There are several things to do like soundproofing and completing the 

interior. Best recommendations, paint before flying if you can. I know, 

it's just too much fun to stop, but you’ll save 100 hours of cleaning and 

surface prep.



Links below show the finished product and my paint page shows the booth, 

special equipment and processes involved.



http://www.macsmachine.com/images/completion/full/601ezclosefrtrt.gif



http://www.macsmachine.com/images/completion/full/601ezfrontright.gif



Anyway, I had to show it to you,



Happy flying,



Larry McFarland at www.macsmachine.com


	


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naumuk(at)alltel.net
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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject: Painting N601EZ is finally done

Congrats.

Bill Naumuk

HDS Fuselage

Townville, Pa

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Gig Giacona

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1416
Location: El Dorado Arkansas USA

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: Painting N601EZ is finally done

Great job. I've got a question for you. The color on the tail where the N# is. Is that paint or vinyl?

_________________
W.R. "Gig" Giacona
601XL Under Construction
See my progress at www.peoamerica.net/N601WR

larry(at)macsmachine.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:54 pm Post subject: Painting N601EZ is finally done

Gig,

The numbers are vinyl and the blue whatchamacallit is paint.  I'd have 

surely used vinyl if I'd known any more about vinyl before I

decided to paint the blue there.  Additional trim lines or decoration 

will certainly be vinyl as it is easy to get centered and sticks well.



Larry McFarland



Gig Giacona wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   



 Great job. I've got a question for you. The color on the tail where the N# is. Is that paint or vinyl?



 --------

 W.R. &quot;Gig&quot; Giacona

 601XL Under Construction

 See my progress at www.peoamerica.net/N601WR

larry(at)macsmachine.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject: Painting N601EZ is finally done

Dave,

Gig,

The paint is the water thinned urethane and catalyst called waterborne 

paint.  In stead of the high VOC thinners that only thin and convey the 

paint, they do not isolate the isocyanate's that can kill you.  With AFS 

paint, distilled water used to thin and deliver the paint and it also 

captures the isocyanate's so they don't go after your lungs and tear 

ducts.  You can be harmed if you oversaturate your booth by not moving 

air or forget to wear your respirator.  Refer to the link below for more 

information.

http://www.stewartshangar21.aero/AFS.htm

Regards,

Larry McFarland at www.macsmachine.com

Dave Ruddiman wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 <pacificpainting(at)comcast.net>

 Larry,

 You probably said this in a previous post, but what paint did you use? 

 Wasn't it the waterborne stuff. NICE PAINT JOB.

 Dave in rainy Salem

 Subject: Painting N601EZ is finally done

> 

> <larry(at)macsmachine.com>

>

> Hi guys,

>

> N601EZ is finally painted and the annual inspection was finished this 

> morning.

bob(at)frontrange-pc.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject: Painting N601EZ is finally done

Larry! - She's a thing of beauty!

Do not archive



Bob Percival

701 - plans - glacial pace

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Ron Lendon

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 685
Location: Clinton Twp., MI

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: Painting N601EZ is finally done

Looking good Larry. Very inspiring!

_________________
Ron Lendon
WW Corvair with Roy's Garage 5th bearing
CH 601 XLB
N601LT - Flying
http://www.mykitlog.com/rlendon
Corvair Engine Prints:
https://sites.google.com/site/corvairenginedata/

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