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Mike Hundley's RV8 N880KM

Sills Aviation Services is teaming up with AirborneKustomz to paint and assemble this Van's RV8 for Mike Hundley of Austin TX.

  • Sills Aviation Services is teaming up with AirborneKustomz to paint and assemble this Van's RV8 for Mike Hundley of Austin TX.
  • The airplane had received a paint job that was not up to standards to say the least so I was approached and asked if I could help.
  • UGLY !
  • We took off all the paint and started from scratch. The fiberglass needed alot of work to make smooth and pin hole free.
  • Right wing in primer and ready for sanding.
  • Cowling smoothed and coated with 2K surfacer.
  • Fuselage cleaned , acid etched and alodine applied.
  • Slick !
  • Right wing in primer and ready for sanding.
  • Fuselage & canopy ready for another touch of primer , then come the colors.
  • Right wing in fixture , other parts after alodine was applied ready for primer. Canopy ready for another coat of primer on the skirt.
  • Interior painted and most upholstery installed.
  • Carburator air box assembled , painted and installed.
  • Paint masks applied and stripes masked off.
  • Other wing group in clear and ready to install.
  • Fuselage & canopy ready for another touch of primer , then come the colors.
  • Tail group and spinner in clear coat.
  • Other wing group in clear and ready to install.
  • John McFarling of AirbornKustomz has joined our team and is pulling off the paint masks and inspecting his work.
  • Other wing group in clear and ready to install.
  • John McFarling of AirbornKustomz has joined our team and is pulling off the paint masks and inspecting his work.
  • Wheel and gear leg fairings still to be completed.
  • Sills Aviation Services is teaming up with AirborneKustomz to paint and assemble this Van's RV8 for Mike Hundley of Austin TX.
  • UGLY !
  • Roll out into the sun for a look.
  • We took off all the paint and started from scratch. The fiberglass needed alot of work to make smooth and pin hole free.
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