I wanted to do a traditional BearHawk paint job, but was warned about dark colors shrinking tapes in the hot AZ sun. So I scoured the internet for alternative paint schemes that would look nice but not have too much blue.
I started masking the lines for the blue trim. Took quite a while to get the lines the way I wanted them.
Next came the masking paper. I started with regular masking paper from Home Depot and wasn’t happy with how thin it was. So, I went back and got the heavy duty stuff. Basically the same as what paper grocery bags are made of.
With all the hard work done, the final painting was easy and a bit anticlimactic!
Looks nice!
Back up on wheels, I put the rudder on! The lines matched up! Yippee!