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Posted for Mac Taylor, re: painting in the all together. Done like this,
Mac, you really have to watch out for the over-spray!

Seriously, I can't see how one could paint their Lancair completely
assembled and get an acceptable job. I painted mine and can tell you that,
IMHO, it can't be done. (Notwithstanding the inevitable wizard out there who
did). I for one, wouldn't want to try painting the bottom side of the wings
while attached to the airframe, unless you could elevate the whole airplane
so you could work under it standing up (or at least, laying on a creeper).
Of course, you'd have to lower it or get above it to do the top side of
things.

Better to be able to hang up all the little parts so you can get at all
sides. No chance of paint bridging across close fitting surfaces only to
crack at the first movement. Sure, it means a lot of masking, but the
finished product is worth it.

Dan Schaefer

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