So you think painting your hot rod is hard?

[stovens]

I just saw this video clip from Virgin Atlantic Airlines. Painting a 747 in 13 days. It's a time lapse video worth the watch.One of these days I'll figure out how to embed a video on here!

http://vimeo.com/13832328

[akrateffil]

That was awesome. Bet ya that cost a few coins.

[IC2]

I like the colors - and did you happen to catch the name of the plane, Mustang Sally

http://www.flickr.com/photos/airlinerart/5105012902/ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvrlpqfK9hc

(Of all the commercial aircraft I have ever flown on, the 747's are my favorite)

[jerry clayton]

Several years ago--I worked as a ground equipment mech for United Airlines---I eventually transferred into the paint shop because they had week ends off and I could go drag racing easier----we never painted any complete airplanes at O'Hare, but did do some a/c components----It does take a lot of masking tape----

Later I flew for them and of all the planes I flew( no DC8 , Caravelle, or B747) but I liked the 767 very much and the B777 the most---of course it was also the newest, I was one of the first 100 people to get a type rating on it, and probably one of the first 10 or so to retire off it as I had a temporary medical problem and I would of been too old (60) by the time I could get cleared by the feds---a doctor gave me some of those Plaxo? pills,andit is a long process to go thru to get cleared----Took me about 10 years

There's a photo of 777 in my gallery but I don't know how to attach to post---also a photo of the 767 that on 9-11 hit the tower----

[pat mccarthy]

i shot some big stuff over the years but not that big . i painted some boats . seim trucks. plane wings and all the hard part s alum and glass .cowl .wheel pants . they where aerobatics planes i would prep all parts up to finsh . big stuff is not hard to paint just more of it .but the paint time can wear on you holding the gun up getting up and down off a ladder

[stovens]

Wow Jerry that must of been fun flying one of those!
IC2 - cool, I missed that!
Pat - I have trouble painting a house, let alone a car!

[pat mccarthy]

Pat - I have trouble painting a house, let alone a car!

well if you look at the fan them guns are shooting you could spay a house very fast