Finished Painting Cockpit

I got up early this morning and painted the cockpit and all the panels and seats and such. Quite a job and I'm glad it's done. I don't think this picture shows the color well but it's a nice satin blue grey. The paint is Sherwin Williams JetFlex aircraft interior that Boeing uses in its airliners so it should be durable. The part number is L09026, Robin Blue, BAC 510. You can see the three oval samples Paula is planning for the seats and carpet.

 

Here's the job in progress.

 

 

And all the panels in the garage and the seats hanging from the garage door.

 

Painting the Inside

I'm prepping the cockpit and baggage compartment for paint. It's taken much longer than I was expecting as I've removed everything removable and have almost finished masking. I had planned on painting it a light industrial grey but changed to JetFlex Robin Blue (looks like medium grey/blue to me) at the advice of my stylist.

 

This time I've covered all the exposed parts and won't have to spend two hours with lacquer thinner cleaning overspray!

 

Attached NACA Air Ducts

Attached the NACA Air Ducts  last night. Used proseal to attach. Held them in place by temporarily attaching a piece of angle to the longeron and using a stick and clamp with a folded pad for a spacer. Looked good this morning. If the info in the link above didn't satisfy the nerd in you, here's a 12mb "Confidential" report from 1945 on the subject that might.

Documents

Lycoming Operator's Manual
Revision Number - 60297-30
Publication - O-320 Series
Publication Number - 60297-30
Publication Date - October 2006
Current Revision - September 2006 Revision "M"

Lycoming Operator's Manual
Revision Number - 60297-31
Publication - IO-320 Series
Publication Number - 60297-31
Publication Date - January 2007
Current Revision - September 2006 Revision "M"

Lycoming Operator's Manual
Revision Number - 60297-12-5
Publication - O-360, HO-360, IO-360, AIO-360, HIO-360 & TIO-360 Series
Publication Number - 60297-12
Publication Date - October 2005 
Current Revision - December 2009

Lycoming Direct Drive Overhaul Manual
Revision Number - 60294-7-13
Publication - Direct Drive Overhaul Manual
Publication Number - 60297-7
Publication Date - December 1974
Current Revision - October 2010

Lycoming SSP-1776-B
Service Table of Limits and Torque Value Recommendations
January 2011

Painted The Bottom

Austin came down this weekend and we got a lot of work done. Shelby was home too and pitched in as we finished the upper aft skins. After the skins were done, Austin and I set to painting the bottom of the fuselage. I'd heard the advice that it's easier to paint the bottom before it's complete. We just rolled it out into the driveway and tipped it on its side and went to painting. Turned out really well. Just a few runs that I'll fix.

You can see the reflection in the paint although I think I'll try some buffing and polishing just for the fun of it. It's Kirker Ultra-Glo Single Stage Urethane in GM white with their Perfect Prime 2K Urethane Primer over Sherwin Williams P60G2 wash primer.