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I have some areas I want to repaint (chipped paint, small surface rust) on the NLG and MLG. Overall very small areas. I see the paint listed as BASF Paint HS82004. (Olympia White). Can I source this paint locally at a body shop? What is the minimum quantity? Surface prep would be solvent, sanding, tack cloth? Can I use a small airbrush tool to do the painting?

Thanks for any advice. - John

Hate to reply to my own post, but it seems like its a big issue getting BASF paint. Ended up using a rustoleum paint that matched pretty well. -John

I used white spray paint used on refrigerators and such for touch ups. Worked well.

Last annual - my IA squawked that there was a bit of rust on the NLG strut - called it an airworthiness item. So I had them remove it from the plane and I took it home and removed all the paint myself going back to bare metal. I returned it to the shop where they contracted someone to powder coat it. It does look much better but it was a $500+ "make it pretty" fix. The little bit of rust was totally superficial - and thus not really an airworthy item. If you ever decide to do do a total rehab - I think the powder coat painting was only about $125 to get done.