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Wing Painting Made Easy
| When you paint a wing, you usually have to lay it down on the table and paint one side at a time. But if you make these simple wing frames, you’ll be able to paint both sides at one time and will also be able to spray the wing outside and then take it inside to dry. Cut the frames out of 3⁄4-inch-thick, 1-foot-square pieces of plywood. The 18-inch-long threaded rods in the corners are 1⁄2 inch in diameter and allow the frames to be adjusted to accommodate wings of differing sizes. The screws that hold the wing are 3-inch-long drywall screws that are screwed through the frame arms halfway up. The screw points go about 1⁄8 inch into the wing’s leading and trailing edges, and the holes are easy to fill when the wing has been removed from the fixture.
Bob Dougherty |
When you paint a wing, you usually have to lay it down on the table and paint one side at a time. But if you make these simple wing frames, you'll be able to paint both sides at one time and will also be able to spray the wing outside and then take it inside to dry. Cut the frames out of 3⁄4-inch-thick, 1-foot-square pieces of plywood. The 18-inch-long threaded rods in the corners are...
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