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Special Kit
Paint Offer
Free paint from factory for U.S. kits
Magni Gyro is offering a free, one-color base
paint job on any kits sold in the U.S. for the remainder of
2005. It can run a couple thousand dollars and/or considerable
work to paint the steel and fiberglass parts. Magni Gyro is
offering to paint all kit parts any single, non-metallic color
the U.S. customer would want for no cost.
This may not be a deal maker for the cost you might have for a
professional painter do that job, but it will save a lot of time
in the build process - you could start assembly immediately upon
receipt of the kit!
How does this affect the 51% amateur built criteria? The
Experimental Amateur Built 51% category does allow for
"builder's assist". For this experimental kit, the builder is
expected to do some of the finish preparation and paint work,
but a professional painter can be hired to do professional
painting with "builder assist". The approved 51% kit does
considers painting of the fuselage, rudder and airframe as
"builder" accomplished. This means that you may still have
to do some painting to meet the 51% kit requirement. Since
the paint from Italy would be a single, solid color (your choice
of non-metallic color), to meet the 51% criteria in the
approved kit, the builder should design and prepare and mask
some additional accent paint on at least the fuselage, tail and
rudder.
The solid base color chosen should be a lighter, non-metallic
color to prevent sun/heat damage to the fiberglass on upper
surfaces.
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Magni Gyro-USA
