After arrival at our facility a walk-around inspection will be made of the aircraft to determine the existence of pre-existent squawks. Aircraft will be prepared for stripping. Landing gears, Plexiglas, composite parts, seams, boots and any other areas that need to be protected from chemical paint remover will be covered. Removable static wicks will be removed. Chemical paint remover (Eldorado PR 2002) which has NO HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS, will be applied to the aircraft exterior. After paint has been sufficiently loosened, the aircraft will be thoroughly rinsed with clean water.
After the foil, plastic and tape are removed from the composite parts, landing gears and seams, the plane will then be spot-sanded using 320 grit sandpaper to remove any corrosion and residual paint. Composite parts will be sanded smooth and surface primed, if necessary, with a high-build polyurethane primer.
Aircraft is then washed by hand with Eldorado ED-500 soap and scotch-brite pads to clean and neutralize the surface of the aluminum and composite parts. Aircraft exterior will then be thoroughly rinsed and inspected for a clean, water-break free surface. Next, the surface of the aircraft will be treated with a phosphoric acid aluminum etch solution to deep-clean the metal and remove oxidation. After the surface is thoroughly rinsed with clean water, a chromate conversion coating (alodine) will be applied and then rinsed again, leaving a clean, corrosion free alodine treated exterior
Hawker 800 immediately after paint remover has been rinsed. Note protective foil covering windows, landing gears, seams, etc.
After sufficient drying time, a high-build polyurethane primer will be applied to hide seams, flush rivet dimples and surface imperfections. This primer will then be sanded smooth.
Aircraft will then be wiped with alcohol and tack cloths to remove all sanding dust, finger prints, and other contaminants. Next the surface is finish painted with three coats of Jet Glo Polyester Urethane paint, applied electrostatically.
Landing gears and gear wells will be cleaned, sanded and painted.
After sufficient drying time, the paint design will be laid out on the
aircraft in c/w customer specifications. The entire aircraft will then be masked
to prevent over-spray, and stripe paint colors will be applied one at a time.
After the stripes are applied, all masking will be removed, any over-spray
will be removed from the aircraft, areas requiring re-work will be marked, and
detail crew will begin preparation of the aircraft for final inspection.
All bright metal will be polished to a deep shine, boots will be edge sealed and
windows will be sealed with approved PRC. All exterior decals will be
applied and tires will be cleaned and polished. Windows will be polished using
Plexiglas Cleaner and micro-fiber cloth. (Micro-fiber cloth is virtually the
same as eye-glass polishing cloth.)
All flight control surfaces will be balanced in c/w factory specifications,
and then re-installed. Screws on removable inspection panels will be replaced
with stainless hardware.
Aircraft will then be inspected for cosmetic flaws (which will be addressed)
and for proper movement and rigging of control surfaces. Landing gear wells will
be inspected to insure that rollers, actuators, and micro-switches are free of
overspray and tape.
Prior to delivery, aircraft will be washed with clean water (no soap) and
dried with chamois and micro-fiber cloth. After customer inspection, any customer paint squawks will be remedied to
the satisfaction of customer or customer’s designated inspector.
Procedures listed are standard, although some procedures will vary from aircraft to aircraft