I know you are all probably getting tired of seeing the plane refurb's I've done and I know it's not everyone's cup of tea either but I just gotta show you this one. This one was by far the most difficult one I've done but also one of the better. I usually don't mess with the jappaning but this one left me no choice. There was literally almost NO jappaning and what was there was just flaking off. So I found a satin enamel that worked quite well and was pleased with the results. When I got this one (for $52.00 by the way) I thought I might have bitten off more than I can chew. But alas, after a few hours of grinding, sanding and such...here she is in all her glory: