I sent the fuselage and a box full of all steel items like landing gear and even the small tangs for the tail feather braces off to the painters. 2 pack enamel gloss black.
All was returned to me some weeks later looking magnificent.
At around this time I sold my business and thus my factory space was gone. Fortunately the guys in the factory next door were happy to store my fuselage and wings for what turned out to be 18 months!