Pre-Painting
1. Dismantling The Maintenance Team will dismantle the whole interior, cowling, blades etc to allow painting works to be done
2. Towing The Maintenance Team will later tow the aircraft to the hanger paintshop
3. Masking Cover the innerpart vis-a-vis the required areas of the aircraft with plastics to avoid dust to get contact with other components
4. Interior Painting Start to paint the designated inner areas of the aircraft
5. Masking Cover the painted innerpart vis-a-vis the required areas of the aircraft again with plastics to avoid dust to get contact with other components.
6. Sanding Start to do sanding on the whole outer areas or designated areas of the aircraft to allow painting works
7. Washing Wash the whole sanded outer layer with water added with special detergent
8. Filler To apply filler to all external dented areas to make flat & smooth surface including cowling areas if any
9. Sanding Re-sanding the outer layer again using sand papers for smooth & flat surface
10. Wash Wash the outer part of the aircraft with water to eliminate any dusts
11. Epoxy Primer Apply Epoxy Primer purposely to protect the filler and
the whole outer layer of the aircraft using spray gun
12. Sanding Final Sanding the whole outer layer again to allow painting works to start
13. Wash Re wash the sanding areas (outer layer of the aircraft) again to make smooth surface before painting
14. Checking To final checked the outer surface prior painting works if there is any dented surface, curve etc