What are people thinking on some paint schemes?

Racerx said:
Because you don't want to spend a few hours peeling off they vinyl wrap?
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No, if it’s vinyl then no problem. Actually that is growing on me and I would be tempted to keep it as it is. Alas, not interested in a Mooney…
 
This wrap on a Zlin Shock Cub has been a favorite of mine:

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OK-606 Private Zlin Savage Shock Cub Photo by Varani Ennio - VRN ...
 
I've seen what I would consider to be some pretty hideous paint jobs. I actually like the Mooney, to be honest - it's really nicely done.

I think there are people who want to fly something that blends in and "looks like an airplane", like every other generic plane on the ramp distinguished mainly by the tail numbers. Then there are the ones who want their plane to stand out, or express their personal flair, or who just don't care what it looks like as long as they're flying. For everyone in the first group who wouldn't touch a Piet Mondrian paint scheme (look up PH-MON) or a pink airplane with flowers painted on the fuselage (N828J) or Paul Dye's "Tsamiyu", there are probably one or two who think that's just the coolest thing EVER and would buy it in a minute.

Then there are paint jobs that are just crappy but look OK from 10 feet away. I've got one of those. I know it's a crappy paint job; I bought it that way, and most people just don't care. But to answer the original question, I think they're thinking, "I want my airplane to look like this".
 
From, the thread title, I expected blizzard of wild paint jobs.

Just one, to start? And only a few total?

I had hoped to se our 1960 Cessna 150, natural grey with the original limited dark green trim. The large "Nose Art", full color, and skillfully done:

Wiley Cayote, hugging a rocket, tail on fire, descending steeply, expression of total fear.

When we bought it, we had no problem, as we assumed we would simply wash it off with a suitable solvent.

In a flying club, it takes 3 meetings to do anything important, one to propose, next the committee report on cost and related items plus debate, 3rd, published vote intended to maximize attendance.

At meeting 3, most of the non flyers debated in favor of removal.o_O The flying members recounted positive reactions from gas guys at other airports, especially "Neat plane, you guys sure fly a lot, 4th time I have pumped gas in Wiley!"

Strangely, we developed friends everywhere due to Wiley flying with us, regardless of who actually was in the plane.

Those who saw an implied death wish were soundly defeated, and years later, Wiley was still there when we sold him. The new owner liked Wiley!:)
 
idahoflier said:
Flew out of KBOI for 23 years and have been based at KMAN the last 10 years...
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I think I flew into Nampa once. I flew out of KPUW and hangared my airplane there, but the hangars are awful (need to be torn down and rebuilt), and moved to WN26, which is actually closer to my home and has hangars that are light years better than the ones at KPUW, so definitely a win.
 
Saw this plane in the plaid version coming back from OSH a while back. Check out the tail number.

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Seems to be a number 1 after N, so N1RD for Roger Duncan. I wonder what the Duncan plaid looks like? Googled, and no resemblance, dark green predominantly.
 
TCABM said:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and value can be negotiated.

I’ll gladly offer a significant haircut on an otherwise acceptable aircraft that has a high quality yet ugly paint job.
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What about a low-quality yet ugly paint job that’s in terrible condition?
 
This falls into the category of "current owner must love this, but I doubt others would like it and want to buy the plane".

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The pink reminds me of an old Buell Blast motorcycle I bought as a quick flip. Someone had dropped it and scraped up the yellow plastics. When I repainted the bike, I picked a metallic fuchsia color GM had dubbed 'Ladies and Magenta-man.' My philosophy was that it would alienate 95% of potential buyers, but the remaining 5% would stop at nothing to own it. It worked: the first person to come and look at it barely inspected the bike at all, and enthusiastically paid my full asking price. :wonderwoman:
 

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ColinD said:
The pink reminds me of an old Buell Blast motorcycle I bought as a quick flip. Someone had dropped it and scraped up the yellow plastics. When I repainted the bike, I picked a metallic fuchsia color GM had dubbed 'Ladies and Magenta-man.' My philosophy was that it would alienate 95% of potential buyers, but the remaining 5% would stop at nothing to own it. It worked: the first person to come and look at it barely inspected the bike at all, and enthusiastically paid my full asking price. :wonderwoman:
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Well done! Basic Marketing 101 - Be liked by many, or loved by a few.
 
ColinD said:
. It worked: the first person to come and look at it barely inspected the bike at all, and enthusiastically paid my full asking price. :wonderwoman:
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What kind of person was the buyer?
 
New rider, young woman. The target demographic for a Blast.
 
ColinD said:
New rider, young woman. The target demographic for a Blast.
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Having ridden a Blast during a motorcycle safety class, I can say that if you can manage the clutch and throttle on one of those then anything else will be a breeze. One lung makes it really easy to kill if you don't manage the clutch right. It will definitely teach you finesse and smoothness (or, twist the throttle and hope for the best).
 
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