Painting

[AggieMike88]

Most older aircraft have their share of battle scars, bumps, bruises, dents, creases in metal, etc.

In the automotive world, the body shop will do something to remove the dent/crease by either banging it out or using some type of filler material.

Does the same thing occur in the airplane world?

For example, the underside of the left wing on the skylane has an observable crease and there are various dents on the leading edges of wings and horizontal stabilizer. Would the paint shop fix these issues as part of the process? or is that an additional request.

 

[bnt83]

Most older aircraft have their share of battle scars, bumps, bruises, dents, creases in metal, etc.

In the automotive world, the body shop will do something to remove the dent/crease by either banging it out or using some type of filler material.

Does the same thing occur in the airplane world?

For example, the underside of the left wing on the skylane has an observable crease and there are various dents on the leading edges of wings and horizontal stabilizer. Would the paint shop fix these issues as part of the process? or is that an additional request.

They would probably just fill them. Sometimes its surprising where you find filler when stripping them.

A lot of jets shim the cabin door seal contact area with filler then paint the area.

 

[Stewartb]

Polyfiber makes a lightweight body filler for airplanes. Whether a paint shop does repairs or not should be addressed prior to letting them have the plane. Ask 5 paint shops and you may get 5 different attitudes toward repairs. The same is true for surface corrosion. Some guys fix it, some hide it, some paint right over it.