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coop85(at)bellsouth.net
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: Paint Scheme

I am trying to finalize my paint scheme (not that I'm ready to paint for a

while!) and am considering using a light cream instead of the standard white

for the base coat.  I don't want to go too dark, my first airplane (a Q2)

was painted a light tan since I didn't want to go Long-EZ white or the

standard Q2 yellow, but managed to unintentionally match the haze in Phoenix

exactly making it impossible for the tower to see me until short final.

Aside from "it's just different", are there any other reasons to avoid

cream?  My only other immediate thought is it might be tougher to color

match down the road following repairs.



Thanks,

Marcus

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johnwcox(at)pacificnw.com
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:21 pm Post subject: Paint Scheme

One trip to the paint store will show you how a quick rematch becomes

most challenging even in white.  Randy DeBauw made the choice simple by

using the standard GMC pickup white.  I think Tim used "Standard" PPG

Base White.



Your choice is a personal one.  My white BMW 535i came with three unique

shades of white for the exact same car when I went to panel "repaint".

When VAN's repainted the new improved canopy on N410RV, the Valspar or

the mixing and application did not produce the same shade of yellow as

the original.



I always save 25% more base color and 50% more accent color than applied

so as to have a "reshoot" inventory of the exact mix.  Remember, humans

are dialing in the additives and the human eye can see 16.5 million

shades of color. Splitting hairs.



Just an idea.



John - KUAO

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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:00 pm Post subject: Paint Scheme

Whatever you do, if you want to sell it someday, make it a

good resale color.  No pepto pink, mint green, brown, orange...

Resale white is the easy bet.  There's an RV-10 that was built

beautifully up here in Minnesota, and it's awaiting someone

to come and buy it.  It's a brownish tan, inside and out.

I'd have to think that the choice in color is one of the

main de-motivators as to why it wouldn't be sold already.



My old Sundowner though was an off-white ivory type color

with maroon and blue, and it was beautiful.  A popular

Bonanza scheme.  Done with the proper contrast colors, your

light cream could look great.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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Marcus Cooper wrote:

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 I am trying to finalize my paint scheme (not that I'm ready to paint for a

 while!) and am considering using a light cream instead of the standard white

 for the base coat.  I don't want to go too dark, my first airplane (a Q2)

 was painted a light tan since I didn't want to go Long-EZ white or the

 standard Q2 yellow, but managed to unintentionally match the haze in Phoenix

 exactly making it impossible for the tower to see me until short final.

 Aside from "it's just different", are there any other reasons to avoid

 cream?  My only other immediate thought is it might be tougher to color

 match down the road following repairs.

 

 Thanks,

 Marcus

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coop85(at)bellsouth.net
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:10 pm Post subject: Paint Scheme

Thanks Tim, oddly enough maroon and blue were the colors I was planning on.

As John mentioned though, matching later could be a real hassle.  Of course

I haven't even decided to fly or paint first, although I sure would like to

have the painting out of the way and focus on the flying.



Marcus

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GRANSCOTT(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject: Paint Scheme

Don't forget that paint changes colors as it ages and in different  environments and sub-surface material, also.

  

 Patrick Scott

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weeav8ter(at)grandecom.ne
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:24 am Post subject: Paint Scheme

George Orndorff recently completed his plane and  painted it in an off white type color and it really looks great.Below is his web  address to see what it looks like. If you thought you liked that type of color  call George and he can tell you what color it was. He told me but I forgot the  name.

  

 http://www.fly-gbi.com/main.htm

  

 Wayne Edgerton 40336

  

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