Fixing My Painting DISASTER!!

This is the story of my painting disaster and having to paint my Zenith CH-750 Super Duty fuselage twice. My original paint scheme just didn't work out, so I had to come up with a new scheme and repaint the fuselage.
That is done! Now it looks amazing and I'm super happy with it. Now I've started permanently installing things so I feel like I'm making progress!
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[@patway4683]

Looks fantastic!

[@darrenweston6056]

Looks great Mark feels like home

[@jorgmichalowski7954]

I think your new scheme and the paint look great. 👍 If you said you had it done at a paint shop, I would have believed you. But you are famous for your penchant for perfectionism and have already won prizes for it. In Germany one would say that you are more papal than the pope!

[@davidrobins4025]

Lots of nice little details you are working on.

[@donausmus4281]

Started watching your videos, and the yearnings are returning. Retired at 70 (relatively healthy and pharmaceutical free) I am weighing another project. If I do it, it would be a very basic SD. My last projects were 2 Glasairs, then the Kitfox II, (N582DA). You have done a remarkable job.

[@davidturner6509]

90% finished and 90% left to go… Looking good!!!

[@nickjones6065]

Excellent scheme. Looks great. 👍

[@jaideld1]

Now that does look nice . Good call

[@davelastowski2158]

Awesome ...thats dedication to a project..

[@jofido]

I think the plane looks fantastic. Good decision to strip and redesign the scheme. Well done.

[@mhilderbrand7693]

Love the paint!

[@quick65filly]

Looks great.

[@5xls]

Looks great! I've always wanted a plane painted as RAF (my family's from Coventry, UK). One day...

[@joec4106]

Love the new look!! Very clean.

[@bwonline5725]

Love the new scheme and the paint looks fabulous. Great job!

[@foesfly3047]

I’m fascinated by your criteria for choosing the letters T J. It’s classic Brother Mark P obsessive detail 😎🎩♠️💙

[@carlhendricks349]

Love the plane. If I lived closer to you I would be willing to be those second set of hands! I'm looking forward to the finished plane and to see how it performs.

[@rickwiggins283]

TJ is looking great! I was little dubious about the camo scheme turning out well so I think you made the right call.

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

That's the one, superb job

[@virtualcarrierwing3429]

Love you videos. Great job👍👍

[@Tommy-B.]

I like spraying with fast strokes and around 90% overlap. Easy to lay on enough paint without runs because each area gets so many light quick passes, if you need more material you can go over it a few more quick passes and won’t get runs. It’s just not the way anyone ever demonstrates to do it.

[@taildragger7355]

Great idea! It doesn't look like a disaster, just hard-fought progress.

[@SpyGeorgilis]

Great save!

[@MrChevyman962000]

Yes, indeed! I do like the new look!

[@clintgosch2306]

Beautiful! If I decide to paint mine, you're getting a phone call!

[@samlittle9486]

Nice paint job and scheme! I'm currently building an RV-10 myself, I'm priming as I build so I'm hoping to be decent enough to paint my plane myself when the time comes. Your paint videos have been very informative. Keep up the good work!

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Just start practicing on scrap pieces, then move on to the small airplane parts. Only a dumbass would start by painting the fuselage first! LOL

[@robertlafnear7034]

Slick 🤗👍👍👍 Think..... I like this one better than Blue Angle... might be the bigger part .

[@luckymacy]

Great recovery and I for one think this design is more interesting than your prior scheme anyway.

[@LightAndSportyGuy]

If your brake lines are not too big in diameter... Cessna brake line fairing Part# 05-22280 at Aircraft Spruce - glue on the back of the landing gear and snap the brake line into it.

[@Know-Way]

Looks fantastic Mark! Regarding the brake-line mounting" If you want try out different ideas... I've been working at a project trying out different mounts/brackets that will eventually be permanently screwed in place. For prototyping and very strong temporary mounting I've been using 3M VHB heavy duty mounting tape. It's really strong stuff. I read somewhere that the mirrors on the ceiling at Chicago O'Hare are held up there with VHB tape.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

I used VHB tape on the tabs I used on the Cruzer gear legs to hold the brake lines. Those same tabs wouldn't work as well on the SD because the gear and the brake lines are curved. You're right tho-that VHB tape is amazing!

[@Know-Way]

@@KitplaneEnthusiast can you drill and tap the gear legs, or would that create a point for a crack to form from the normal flex of the gear?

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

@@Know-Way I don’t know. If I can, then I can easily come up with a nice way to secure the brake lines. I plan on calling Grove and asking them if it’s ok to drill a hole in the gear.

[@LTVoyager]

Though I realize you had past painting videos, it would have been nice to see a few shots of you painting this one.

[@ericryan1519]

Great job.. lots of hard work..best wishes from U.K

[@danielbasovitch5087]

Mark, a polished stainless strap going around the gear leg and fitted to the brake line, would look very military and I think, would look good.

[@warwickkinscher5986]

The new paint job looks absolutely fabulous! Worth all the frustration and effort to re-do it. Well done!

[@samuelarnold-vu2cv]

I really like the sliver scheme

[@peteranderson037]

If you ever change your mind on the roundels, you could go with an American roundel from Operation Torch. It's very similar to what you have. It's a white star on a blue disk inside of a yellow circle. The cowl would also be yellow. Other than that, it's basically the same.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

I am familiar with that roundel. I did consider using it to keep this a U.S. plane, but I liked the colorful RAF one better.

[@rocroc]

Nice!!!!

[@generalcanby5847]

I admire your patience and how you strive to get it right Mark. It looks fantastic.

[@pauldixon9327]

Hi Mark. what a super job, I would love to give you a hand, but i live in the uk [Wales] I love your videos, keep em coming! All the best, your doing a grand job, bye.

[@user-tl5fi9lz9z]

Very nice. I hope mine will turn out half as nice as yours.

[@WireWeHere]

11:39 Internal brake line routing would make for a clean install but I'm wondering if there's a rule for inspection that may prevent internal routing use on aircraft. I have something to see if I can find now. I've been slipping thin wall tubing through bicycle frames I've been making to just about eliminate cables getting snagged and it provides better aerodynamics as a bonus if you choose carefully your locations. For industrial automation I've been hiding cable in structures since 1982 and have yet to have a conductor cable damaged. Just a thought...

[@travisw9071]

I do want to hear about it! i will stick around!

[@travisw9071]

"and i love it!" then so do i!

[@travisw9071]

thanks for the update!

[@paulmandal9314]

Big fan of the channel. I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but how did you go about painting the interior? I saw a video of you priming the exterior of the fuselage but the interior seemed to be unpainted at that time, with all of your avionics and controls wrapped. I'm also thinking of building a 750SD, and the thing that I am probably the most worried about, aside from the time required, is the paint.

[@AnonyMous-jf4lc]

Looking great. Sent you a FB message awhile ago offering to fly up with my son to assist with any silly little thing. Offer is still open.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Sometimes it's a spur of the moment thing when I need help. I'll keep your offer in mind tho!

[@WireWeHere]

9:06 Making yourself a wrench helper to clamp on nearby looks like an natural since a C clamp plus a cable tie or two could marry a spanner to the ribs below or you could always try... Rent a Spouse, available in select regions only while supplies last.

[@davidmullet1030]

Idles the weld on the noes great need anything special to paint? Thanks for the videos.

[@kentonblair8848]

I always enjoy your videos and celebrating with your progress. I have a couple of paint jobs ahead of me and listen carefully to your observations. My question for the day is why on the brake calipers didn't you use 45 degree fittings on both the caliper and the line. You are using flexible line, so movement shouldn't be an issue. Just wondering?? Thanks for your insight into the whole process.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

I actually don't remember if there was a reason-I built these a long time ago. Remember-there's always 10 different ways to do the same thing. As far as I can tell, using two 45's would work just as well.

[@johnjensen2217]

You can paint my plane any day. BTW are you gonna replace the USAF marking on the battery tray with a rondel?

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

No. Because this airplane is part of a combined unit in the 750th Aerial Surveillance Sq. in North Africa (750th ASS). On a very daring mission to gather intelligence on Rommel's whereabouts, the battery tray broke. When it was brought back to the maintenance shop, they didn't have any new ones in stock, so they took one off of one of the U.S. planes and used it!

[@01boian]

I have man times used tape to put a tool to hold the other side of a nut or whatever when working alone. (Also making it rest against something strong .

[@n206ja]

The paint re-do was definitely worth the effort - beautiful! Funny, the first question that popped into my head was "I wonder if there is a backstory on those large letters?" Is there also a backstory on the N number ... I expected it to end in "MP" rather than "MD"? LOL!

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

I realized I forgot to explain the 4 on the fuselage. This will be the 4th airplane I've completed.

[@danielbasovitch5087]

I LIKE IT Mark! That looks great. What do "TJ 4" stand for?

[@smorten2285]

That does look awesome! Must be painful to be such a perfectionist, going that extra mile at least twice (guess every airline pilot comes with that feature). But I really enjoy watching it 🙂 Shame on you for that clickbaity title!

[@flyingkub]

Why repaint the port root rib, it is going to be covered by the wing?

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

I've been thinking the same thing-I may leave it as is!

[@danielbasovitch5087]

Are you going to put anymore WARBIRD nomenclature on the plane? NO PUSH, NO STEP, FUEL TYPE & CAPACITY, PILOT NAME, MAX WEIGHT, ETC.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Yes I will be adding more graphics. That's the most fun part!

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

I'm interested in the window installation. I've seen Gore© tape seal, I was wondering about automotive window sealant? STOL planes with altitude< 12000' 🌏🇭🇲

[@phildavis8658]

You might be a bit OCD. 😂

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

More than a bit!

[@eonbio]

I hate clickbait titles!