Airplane job

[CentralSigns]

We had a call from a movie production company. They just finished a movie with a plane in it and they changed the call signs on the plane by covering the existing numbers with decals. When they removed the cover decals the paint on one of the numbers chipped off. They asked us to replace the decal with vinyl, we turned them down as our liability insurance doesn't really cover this kind of work.

They came back to us, asking us to paint instead. Painting is not possible at our current low temperatures are well below zero, although we could rent a hanger to dry the paint. Anyone know the type of paint used for this? Would One Shot work or is this a special product? Should I take the painting job or walk away? Is the painting as high a liability for a sign shop?

 

[oldgoatroper]

I've painted registrations on several helis with One-Shot in the evenings in a good, warm hanger and these choppers would be flying in the morning in -30 weather. Never a problem (that was reported to me -- and I would have been told if there were problems)


<edit> wasn't the regs, sorry. it was the company name on the tail boom. it was quite a while ago.

 

[studio 440]

airplane paint is precise and microspeced due to weight factors and using two part epoxy paints such as emron. the thickness of the coating has specs to be compliant

 

[ProWraps]

i think your first response was your best response. leave the job for qualified aircraft shops.

if your insurance, like ours, doesnt cover work on aircraft, how would painting it be any different?