Piper PA-28-161, Maintenance Manual

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PIPER AIRCRAFT, INC.
PA-28-161, WARRIOR III
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
PAGE 2
Nov 30/06
1J20
20-20-00
3. Paint Application
WARNING: GROUND AIRCRAFT BEFORE PAINTING SO NO STATIC ELECTRICITY CHARGES
BUILD UP AND DISCHARGE.
CAUTION: PROTECT WINDSHIELD WHEN MASKING AIRCRAFT. PAINT STRIPPERS, METAL
BRIGHTENERS, AND SOLVENTS WILL DAMAGE WINDSHIELD.
CAUTION: BALANCE MOVABLE CONTROL SURFACES AFTER PAINTING. REFER TO
APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCE MANUAL SECTIONS.
CAUTION: BEFORE FORCE DRYING AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, VERIFY THAT ALL FUEL
TANK VENTS ARE UNOBSTRUCTED AND WILL NOT RESULT IN EXPANDED FUEL
SPILLING ON NEWLY PAINTED SURFACES OR PAINT BOOTH FLOOR.
CAUTION: DO NOT PAINT PITOT TUBES, GAS CAPS, OR ANTENNA COVERS THAT WERE NOT
FACTORY PAINTED.
CAUTION: DO NOT USE METALLIC PAINTS ON RADAR CONES OR ANTENNA COVERS.
CAUTION: DO NOT ALLOW SILICONE LUBRICANTS TO CONTACT ANY SURFACES TO BE
PAINTED. SILICONE LUBRICANT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE COMPLETELY.
4. Painting Sequence
For primer, tack, finish coats, and lacquer application:
A. Position airplane so airflow is from tail toward nose and overspray ahead of you.
B. To minimize overspray problems, have two painters work simultaneously on opposite sides of
airplane.
C. Paint difficult areas such as landing gear, and wheel wells before flat surfaces. Paint the ends and
leading edges of ailerons and flaps. Paint flap and aileron wells, wing tips, and leading and trailing
edges.
D. Paint the bottom of the airplane first including bottom of horizontal tail surfaces. Starting at the root
and working outward, spray chordwise. Work up fuselage and allow spray to cover sides. Work up to
engine. Spray wing bottom. Start each painter at the root and work toward tip, spraying chordwise.
E. Lower airplane tail enough to reach fin top. When spraying fuselage top, tilt spray gun so overspray
is ahead of area being painted and new paint will wipe out overspray. Spray primer across fuselage,
vertical and horizontal tail surfaces, and wing.
5. Color Matching
See aircraft logbooks for color codes.
6. Trim and Registration Numbers
Apply predominant color first over entire surface. Apply trim colors over base color after it dries. When
top of fuselage is to be painted white with a dark color adjoining it, apply light color and feather into area
to be painted with dark color. When light color dries, place masking tape and paper along separation line,
and apply dark color.
Allow paint to dry several hours before removing masking tape. Remove tape by pulling slowly parallel to
surface. This will reduce the possibility of peeling off finish with tape.
Apply registration numbers by painting or affixing self-adhering plastic figures. They must be solid color
lines contrasting with background. Location and size of identification numbers vary, per aircraft size.
Location and size is found in Federal Aviation Regulations.