I was originally leaning toward painting the entire inside of the cabin area with the SEM medium gray paint. After further consideration, I have decided NOT to do that afterall. There are several reason I changed my mind:
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1. Since I am planning on installing the carpet, seats and side panels from Classic Aero Designs, I will only paint the areas that will not be covered by these products. My thinking was “why paint areas that are going to be covered and can’t be seen?”
2. Adds time to the build by spending additional time taping off and painting areas that aren’t going to be seen
3. Adds weight to the plane (although a small consideration since I’ve already primed EVERYTHING)
4. All the areas that will be covered and out of sight have already been primed with Akzo primer, so from a corrosion perspective are already protected
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So, that’s my thinking going forward with the SEM medium gray paint. Now, I contacted Classic Aero Designs to ensure I paint the areas the WILL be seen. Their customer service has been absolutely terrific. We have been working with Jeremiah and he has been very responsive to our questions and requests. He provided several reference pictures that helped me determine where I would paint. Based on the information from those photos, I started taping off the areas of the plane that I think will need the SEM paint. Here is a couple pictures of the start of that process.
More to follow…..