Strip, Prime, and Repaint an Aileron

This video is short and to the point. This aileron originally had a bit of orange peel to the paint so I sanded the paint to smooth it out. In some spots I went too far and sanded through the paint. I wanted to start completely over so I stripped the paint off and re-primed and re-painted it. Here's the complete process from start to finish...
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[@texan2560]

Love that Blue Angels blue color!!

[@somalia5019]

New subscribed from Somalia 🇸🇴

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Welcome!!

[@markperkins5664]

Great demonstrations and explanations. Thank you for bringing us along. I’m learning a lot.

[@edwardhasiak7961]

It came out just beautiful.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

I like the hinged holder. Good planning.

[@johnfisk4666]

Glad you got back on the cruzer

[@chevymarineretired]

Looks great

[@waqarsyed6641]

Very well done awesome dude

[@user-tl5fi9lz9z]

I’m learning a lot!

[@rb3baize482]

Looking gooooooooooood

[@corbinford]

I’m curious why you did not acid etch then alodine the aluminum before applying new primer and paint?

[@stephensimpson5283]

When you pour from a can like that when it is full, pour so the opening is at the top. Does that make sense? Pour over the handle. The stripper won't glug and spill everywhere and you have more control.

[@FernvalleyFarm]

What color blue is that ? I want that color for my plane

[@ginacalabrese3869]

You're probably one of the few people who used that paint remover for an aircraft. They sell that same brand in Wal-Mart in the automotive section.

[@lovetofly32]

Exactly what I was thinking.. it says right on the can not to use on aircrafts. Ive heard the reason is because it will keep eating between the overlapping joints and eat away the epoxy primer on the inside causing corrosion later.

[@brianchristopher4493]

Was this BEFORE or AFTER Metholyne Chloride was removed from paint stripper?

[@scotabot7826]

Why are your spray patterns perpendicular to the part? When doing a 2nd coat, do you change your patterns to a parallel stroke? You look like your getting great results, I'm just curious.

[@brianchristopher4493]

Was the blue blue paint a single stage?

[@stacticstrikg9888]

How thick should my primer be

[@glennllewellyn7369]

Toothbrush and some ear plugs ready for the holes helps.

[@Keythers]

What brand of primer did you use? Was it specifically for aluminum?

[@Keythers]

Thanks !

[@1actuator]

Weird paint technique...good results

[@LTVoyager]

The results look very nice and that is the most important thing. However, your spraying pattern is not very efficient and you likely could apply paint better and more evenly using a more linear pattern. I have found this channel to be an excellent one to watch to learn the techniques a pro uses: The Gunman.

[@lamberto6405]

I usually paint in both directions. Especially for a beginner. It reduces areas a low/high coverage...

[@LTVoyager]

Lamberto R I agree on large flat surfaces like wings and parts of the fuselage, but on high aspect ratio parts, it is easier to apply the paint along the long axis and it saves a ton of paint and time.

[@lamberto6405]

@@LTVoyager Yeah, I can see that. Yup

[@LTVoyager]

Are you crossing your coats? I not see you doing one direction in all of your videos. Most paint companies recommend cross coating both primer and color coats.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Do you know WHY they recommend cross-coating?

[@GalenCop9]

Hey, I think you're doing a great job and are very meticulous in your work, however, I almost bought a gal of Klean-Strip Aircraft Paint Remover to strip the wings on my Cessna but on the back it says, in all caps "DO NOT USE ON AIRCRAFT" so I didn't buy it. Do you encounter any issues or problems with this product? Why would a company market a product as Aircraft Paint Remover then put a warning on the back of the can saying this. Very misleading!! Not trying to be too critical, I just wanted you to be aware of this...

[@GalenCop9]

@@KitplaneEnthusiast Very possible, but I didn't want to take a chance on it.