This week was a short week again. Friday is Labour Day, so we are off for the public holiday. We worked hard for the the four days, however, getting things ready to paint so they could sit and dry over the long weekend. You know, preparation is like 90% of the job when painting, so we were busy. The major work in the DC-3 has been completed, so we had some help from some of the other guys, which was nice. We're in the paint phase, so goals have been set to get things painted and start assembling the airplane. It's looking good!
Chris Kebae, aka "Little Kuku."
Chris has been working on our fiberglass pieces (nose bowl cowls, tip tanks, some fairings, etc) getting them ready for painting.
Nate Killoren beginning to tape the seat tracks so he can paint the floor.
This is the new cargo bulkhead...hope the pilots are skinny! Nah, just kidding, that's where Nate's taped off the front so he could paint the floor in the back.
Who's that nerdy looking guy? Haha! Those are the safety glasses they have in stores for us to use.
Nate getting ready to paint the floor.
And here he is giving it the beautiful gray last coat.
Marco (l) and me (r) getting ready to paint with Jose. Our light broke so we had to get another one...I'm putting the light bulb into it in this picture.
And here we are in the paint booth with the paint particles looking like snow in the picture. At this moment, I was caught with my hands in my pockets.
Sorry its so cloudy. Left to right - Marco on light, Jose on paintgun, and me keeping track of the electrical cord and air hose. Marco and I did get to paint some things, mostly the inside of cowls and doors...things that aren't readily seen.
Chai time! The guys were sitting out watching Matt Near chop up an airplane.
Matt Near from Preferred Air Parts taking apart a Piper Chieftan outside our hangar.
That's a cool chop saw! The national guys were really wondering how they were going to put this airplane back together in the States once they chopped it up and put it in the container...they didn't realize they were just taking it for parts.
Chris Kebae, aka "Little Kuku."
Chris has been working on our fiberglass pieces (nose bowl cowls, tip tanks, some fairings, etc) getting them ready for painting. 
Nate Killoren beginning to tape the seat tracks so he can paint the floor. 
This is the new cargo bulkhead...hope the pilots are skinny! Nah, just kidding, that's where Nate's taped off the front so he could paint the floor in the back. 
Who's that nerdy looking guy? Haha! Those are the safety glasses they have in stores for us to use. 
Nate getting ready to paint the floor.
And here he is giving it the beautiful gray last coat. 
Marco (l) and me (r) getting ready to paint with Jose. Our light broke so we had to get another one...I'm putting the light bulb into it in this picture. 
And here we are in the paint booth with the paint particles looking like snow in the picture. At this moment, I was caught with my hands in my pockets. 
Sorry its so cloudy. Left to right - Marco on light, Jose on paintgun, and me keeping track of the electrical cord and air hose. Marco and I did get to paint some things, mostly the inside of cowls and doors...things that aren't readily seen. 
Chai time! The guys were sitting out watching Matt Near chop up an airplane. 
2 comments:
gee, do you guys ever work full weeks? haha, its looking awesome, I can't wait to see it really go together soon! Graduation is tomorrow for me!!
Nathan! I think 'little kuku' stole your chicken hat! --matt
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