30/04/2026
Wow, what an experience 😍
I can now tick planes off my list ✅
This Mooney M20’s new paint job is inspired by a bluebird 🐦 but there’s a catch…
When they asked me to come and quote it for a ceramic coating, they showed me the quality of the paint job - they won’t mind me saying that the word “disappointing” is an understatement. The company that painted it left plenty of paint runs, humidity bubbles, overspray, and plenty of deep sanding marks all over it.
They also left barely any paint on, with some spots measuring less than 40 microns.
So the aim for this particular job was to preserve as much clear coat as possible and then ceramic coat it to protect it going forward 🫡
While it would have been great to be able to sand it back and buff it up to a mirror finish, there just wasn’t enough paint to work with to do it safely. So I gave it a light paint enhancement using Gyeon Primer, and then applied GYEON Australia Aero ceramic coating to all the painted surfaces 👌
I also did a few paint chip touch ups, and shout out to Albury Auto Paints for being able to get a super close paint-match at a moments notice 🙌
Thank you to the owners for the opportunity to spend this past week at the hangar working on what is still a beautiful looking plane 😍 it really brought out the depth and richness in the colour!
I’m a very fortunate man, and glad I was able to work on something like this before I go back to part time 👌
