Consider Full Aircraft Repainting

6:21

10:32

15.7K views

At 6:21 in

Deer Hit on the RUNWAY! Update on the Piper Cherokee MESS!! Will it fly agian?

Watch on YouTube

What happens here

The current paint on the aircraft is shown peeling, indicating the need for a repaint. The speaker reveals a quote of $25,000 for a full repaint, emphasizing that the process involves stripping the old paint, detailing, disassembling parts, painting, and then correctly reassembling everything by a certified mechanic. He seeks viewer input on whether the investment is worthwhile and suggests a light gray color with a red or dark gray stripe.

Goal: The speaker explores the option of a full exterior repaint, discussing the significant cost and the detailed process required to achieve a high-quality finish on the vintage 1963 aircraft.

Tools and materials

Aircraft Paint

What they say

(1,373 characters)

Hide

everything really really looks super super nice and I think we're going about it the right way. I want you guys to chime in. What do you think before I tell you what our quote is to get the airplane painted, but we want to get it painted? We want it to look something really nice, like a really premium paint job. Again, most of the airplanes that you see flying through the air, uh, the small general aviation airplanes like this are from the 60s and 70s, some of them from the 80s. Most of them are not brand new. If you had to buy a plane like this brand new, you're talking about a half a million bucks. I'm into this $25,000. Do you think it's worth it to go ahead and get the whole plane painted while we have it like this? Do you think it's worth it to go ahead and do that? The quote we got is $25,000 to paint this airplane. The reason it costs so much is because everything has to be stripped, detailed, taken apart, painted, and then put back together correctly by a certified mechanic. So, that's where we're at with the Stony Ridge Farm airplane. Um, I'm not a rich guy. I'm not a wealthy guy. just an average Joe. But you can see our paint is flaking off right here. It just is. The last time this was painted was back in the 70s. Um, and it needs painting. This is a 1963. 1963. The first year of the Piper PA 28180, I do believe. I think it's shaping up and

Auto-generated from the video audio.