Refinishing Procedures

The standard aircraft refinishing service provided begins with the removal of all control surfaces, gear and cowl doors, cowlings, and most composite trim pieces. The aircraft is then masked off and chemically stripped using an environmentally friendly non-hazardous paint stripper. After being washed off, any remaining paint is removed, the fiberglass pieces are sanded and repaired as needed, and the aircraft is washed with an industrial soap. From here, the plane moves to the paint shop where an etch/alodine conversion coating is applied followed by a coat of corrosion preventative epoxy primer, and then two coats of PPG DelFleet premium paint are applied. Standard paint jobs include three trim colors in any design the customer wishes. The control surfaces are then balanced and a post-paint inspection is done. Down time for the entire operation is usually four weeks,this depending on current work load.

What's Included?

Lancaster Aero provides a variety of standard procedures that often cost extra at other facilities. Your standard quote includes all of the following:

Six hours of dent repair.

• All non-structural hardware replaced with stainless steel hardware.
• New wing root seals on low wing aircraft.
• Prep and painting of landing gear wells.

Occasionally, customers request additional services, not included in the standard quote. Among them are:

• Split base paint schemes
• Painting door sills.
• Re-surfacing of composite pieces.

We are always willing to work with the customer to satisfy almost any wants and desires when it comes to aircraft refinishing.