We used newspaper to mask everything for painting. You need to tape any overlaps close to where you're spraying. The paint you're protecting needs to be dry so you don't get any ink from the paper, but it is cheap.
OK, once in a while you need to take a break and admire your work.
If you don't want overspray on it, cover it with paper or tape. It was easier to paint one side of the wing and then flip it to paint the other side. All the overlapping coats on the leading edge work out OK since there is a lot of wear on the leading just form cleaning off the bugs after flying.
In 1966 the fed's were big on 12" high numbers. The regulations on the layout and visibility of the numbers haven't changed but they long ago gave up enforcing them.
Since these are black and white photos, the background is White, the main trim is Blue and the numbers and stripe are Red.
The fabric is all done with dope, which is nice because you can rejuvenate it every 5-10 years. Synthetic fabrics last much longer than the finish. Being able to rejuvenate the finish saves recovering the plane just to make it look good.
With the painting done we needed to put the plane back together and weigh it.
We weighed it without the cowling in case we needed to move the engine forward to balance the plane. The plane has to be level and the wind calm to get accurate weights. We also had some weights to check the accuracy of the scales.
The weight showed the balance was within limits so the cowl was finished. The name was suggested because of all the time spent gluing the plane together. A sign painter friend did the lettering freehand.
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