Starting a $30,000 Paint Job On Our South American Helicopter!!!
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
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It was an AWESOME day at Thoroughbred Aviation's paint shop up in Big Sandy Kentucky. They really know how to paint a helicopter and luckily George and I were able to tag along and even spray some paint!
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MONTH OF FREEEEEEEEEEEEDOM!!!! Hope you guys are loving the daily videos!
Hell yeah brother
Helll yeahhhh brother 💪🏻
WE LOVE MONTH OF FREEDOM HELL YEAH BROTHER!
We love it but maybe if you can daily videos every month that would be great 😀
best time of the year! got a new afterwork poop vid every day !!!
“Filmer dude” cracked me up. That painter is a cool ass dude
He had now experience then I have in live
Most of the painters I know are cool ass dudes
It's the fumes 😅
Filmed dude is LS George.
"id hire him, but not for painting!" lmao
It’s cool that cleet has a boy by his side who’s always in a good mood experiencing all these things together. Life is better enjoyed with friends. Happy for these two. George is a real one.
yeah. totally agree
It makes the channel content more interesting having a dialogue with someone vs others having endless monologues solo. Good friends are hard to find so it resonates with many who don’t have that.
I appreciate how great the painter guy is. For someone who likely never has cameras in his face, he did really well and seemed super comfortable with you guys filming everything. He was a good sport with the jokes and very professional when sharing the stuff that matters.
“Filmer dude” needs to be a shirt 🤣🤣
Had me rolling!
Yes!!! But for squirrel only lol
@AJA240 Squirrel- The Flimer Dude
Camera man never dies.
@@jaydog-vz6vt "LS George" is now "FD Squirrel"
Hey I’m Landon, the guy that made the livery! I really appreciate the shout out! Made my entire day!!
Do you make them for cars, too? IG?
Solid improvement, the subtle changes make all the difference
Nice little change man, bravo!
was that on flight sim? you gonna release that paint job as a mod?
Dude everyone knows my brothers half cousin's ex-fiances brother in laws step nephew designed 1/10 of this paint scheme back in 64 while in the Nam and you're trying to steal valor
This is a man who is 100% proud of what he does. You couldn't have found a better man to paint Conselua
As a fan from before the exhaust whistles, there are 3 things I commend Cleetus on.
1. His devotion to learning and trying.
2. His motivation and willingness
3. His natural ability to adapt
This goes most specifically for his driving, as a dedicated and semi professional driver myself, what he can do behind the wheel goes beyond knowledge and skill. The natural instinct he has is incredible. This carries over in everything he does and why he absolutely deserves the empire he is growing. Mad respect to Cleetus and George you are not forgotten, your commentary and genuine excitement makes every video better!
I am always energized with Cleetus and George and their enthusiasm and ability to avoid cussing - regularly. It's downright inspirational. the whole freedom factory crew is game for almost everything! What an adaptable crew! Cleetus's ability to change and adapt from supject to subject and have George carry that Joy makes me want to be more adaptable. For Example - I don't have a plane or R/C interests - but I love to watch that content because of their joy and enthusiasm.
As a painter of 24 years I can tell you that cleet was giving the painter anxiety attacks. Lol
He DID NOT want to hand that gun over. Lol
I don’t think I could’ve done it, being his chopper or not. I can’t let someone who has never sprayed before potentially slaughter my work. 😂
Let alone have to watch it happen
He just held that trigger down and kept sweeping 😂😂
Hard same my paint and my gun make me my money no one touches them
😂
I get why he did it. But it's definitely a bit of a risk. If the paint job was to come out less than perfect his reputation could take a hit. Granted it's now on video that cleet painted a portion of it, but this helicopter has the potential to be seen by many, many people and not all of them may have watched this video.
That being said, this is a great promotional video/advertising. So the risk vs reward might be worth it in this case.
"This guy has trouble mixing milk with cereal" 😂😂 fricken George
George is always so damn fast on that shit. I can't think fast enough respond like that to save my life.
@@scythelordhe’s one witty squirrel 😂😂
That shit made me loose it! 😂 I’m using that line on my friends now!
One of his best one liners yet
and Cleet's response, i had cereal this morning and mixed it perfectly! only spilled a little.
I like these painters who can shoot paint standing on their heads and they’re super humble. They’re these kind of artists that no one knows about…you just see their work.
Spraying is the easy part. All the prep work is where the time and skill of a professional sprayer is.
You know good and well he put Cleet under that helicopter on purpose 😂😂 man said "I ain't rolling around on the floor today"
I thought the same until he was constantly underneath with Garrett and making sure. He didn't want to prep again
@@llamacebu216 I know. I make joke
I think he did that cos you’re way less likely to get drips in the paint painting over head.
My first thought was you wanna paint it… I have just the job for you!
I’m surprised he didn’t have it lifted up at least 12”-14” to have easier access to belly.
Bro I was dying at the WhistinDiesel durability testing a globe master bit 🤣
Whistlin's gonna buy one now
"made it to Kentucky" the runway is red dirt.
One of his best intros 😂 "Whoever order for a billion gets a chance to win this C17 globe master... AND 5 thousand dollars" 😂👌
@@Mdsammsnah. He's gonna buy a billion worth of cleetus merch to win it 😂 AND five thousand bucks 😅
I was waiting for "this is vice grip, will this globe start and fly me 800 miles home?"
The highly experienced workers out there are the backbone of great projects. Great to see some get a heap of respect in your videos.
I absolutely love guys like Jim. Gives it to ya straight no matter what. The "filmer guy" was hilarious. Completely unphased 😂
One of the things I’ve come to appreciate about this channel is the opportunity to see people with somewhat niche skills do their thing. The people painting Consuela are top notch. They deserve to be recognized for the skill and expertise they are bringing. Thank you for showcasing these individuals, and well done to the paint crew!!!
This. Love seeing true professionals at work, doesn't matter what they are doing
Yea, and most of them hate having us hanging over their shoulder. So really, thanks👍 And the small details, what Clete did not so good 👍👍👍😊
this guy is killing it. and i fully agree.
Experts are rare, but they're easy to spot. This old timer could write a book. I hope he takes on an apprentice instead of taking his experience 6' under with him like most do.
Well. A Pro in murica is amateur in Europe..
Using a visored mask while painting is not a pro move as it distorts the image you are seeing.. He is also too happy to touch primered parts with bare hands and that will lead in to problems..
Whoever said “it’s about as much fun as watching paint dry “. Has NEVER watched paint dry on an MD500!
Thanks for bringing us along brother!!
So satisfying watching a true tradesman doing such clean work. She’s gonna be beautiful!
The intro was fire, it reminded me so much of that kid Garrett riffing about being Cleetus McFarland for the first time so long ago.
Really? I thought the dude's name was Gerald. Weird...
@@pseudocoder78 i think his name is lawrence lmao garret is his middle name
We need more fake intros🤣
Really into AG1 eh?
Your painter has the patiences of a saint. Love the aviation content, it's great stuff!!
The grey over the blue is gorgeous combination!
When you get paid that much patience is much easier. 😂
Props for spelling patience correctly.
I'm begging them to put a matching livery on Eagle the 69 Camaro. Imagine a Copters and Coffee with Consuela and the 5 second 69 Camaro parked together with matching schemes.
@@mckrackin5324 that would be badass
@@Ole_CornPop Like as much as a team lead dev? Or a tech arch? Exactly.
Much better on that second run Garrett. It's nice when you have high quality paint to work with. Much more forgiving of mistakes.
That painter is super cool. You can tell he had his hesitations but he still let it ride and was patient. I’m a painter of high end cars. There’s no way I’d let someone paint and fear the two days of clean up to fix a small issue. Kudos to him
You can totally see how a true craftsman is serious about their craft so to take pride in what they do and accomplish!
Ex-indy car and high end resto painter here. There's no way in a warm hell I'd let a rookie touch a spray gun on a job of mine. "No shot" as these boys would say.
@@jaywethington1934 call 555 yer done! Ain’t no way lol
This dude, he's an artist, a machine, and a wonder worker all in one package. Somehow, he got all three points on the triangle, speed, precision and quality, and to top that he's also an honest teacher who will tell you where you went wrong simply because if you know then you can improve and perhaps one day surpass the teacher. That is peak human being right there.
Bravo
From Venezuela, sending you huge props for rescuing this MD 💪🏻
beautiful !!! people don't understand the amount of prep that goes into things. all they see is the finished product. when my customers stick around during the remodels they actually see what happens before the final coat of paint. all the layers of work that have to be completed just to get the walls paintable. beautiful job. glad I found your channel. you are living the dream. hell yea brother!!
Yes, the actual painting is, maybe, only about 0.1% of the work, depending on the prep' required.
A lot of paint guys say it’s all in the prep and lemme tell you, that man was prepared. Went into a different zone once that paint was spraying
Yeah it was crazy. He was like a robot with that arm and wrist haha
basic shit
@@13christbane Nah, you don't get a job painting helicopters being basic. He is talented and paid well to boot.
@@13christbaneHardly. That man is a genius with a paint gun.
@@13christbane That man would spray circles around you dummy haha
Just wanted to say i think it’s really cool that you don’t change your profile picture or channel banner. Keeping it the same since the beginning
I actually agree. The intro, music during time-lapses, and channel Pic havnt changed for 6 yrs.
Indeed, and I dont want it any other way, atleast the building montage music. I cant grow tired of it😂
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
The blue in his banner picture is almost the same blue as the helicopter
You're so fortunate to be able to do what you do and I know you work hard at it and there's not much more a guy can say but thank you
Love this intro 🤣 I'd watch a durability test of that jet haha
IF
Cleetus tag teams in it's durability test. (On a real note though, a durability test together with WhistlinDiesel would be UA-cam gold!)
George is a great hype man talking about when you're in the air that's when everyone gunna see your paint job. @5:00
Everyone needs a hype man like George in their life
There is something to say, about a man who's job requires him to be perfect every day. That dude paints so clean. Hats off my friend.
“You only get maybe one chance in your life to say ‘I painted my own helicopter’” 😂😂😂 Cleet… no one gets that chance but you buddy hahaha I love it 😂😂😂
Also, I am very interested in a video of just sitting and chatting with the guys. Getting their thoughts on the success and crazy things that happen. Does Tye get worried whenever Cleet asks "Do you think we can do _______?" Does James actually have a room filled with nitrous bottles? Does George ever have a bad day? Does Zac ever regret accepting the job when half of the fleet is broken?
In the aviation community we call that “mid air collision blue”. Nice color! 😁
but at least it happens fast and painless. I would have went Yellow or orange myself but he has a color theme to keep consistent.
Just run lots of flashing lights!
That's what I was thinking. It's LITERALLY SKY BLUE!!! It's going to be stealth invisible except for the black and white stars and stripes.
“Filmer dude” too good
If was pretty cool seeing how focused and how much more dialed in you were while you were spraying the clear coat. I could see it your eyes.
Boy, that color brings back memories. I was partners in a shop in the '80's building street rods & restoring antique cars. We had a bunch of sub-division of various aspects of building the toys & cars. Employees did the day to day stuff, then we had the capabilities for 'our' projects.
One division was sandblasting. We stumbled into an ongoing contract w/ Willamette Industries, the huge timber company. They had a fab shop in our town, making everything Willamette needed & doing contract jobs.
They called us one day, said they were bidding a job & wanted to find out if we could blast AND paint it for them. I can't remember how many square feet they said, but it would be 3 weeks of blasting, 24 × 7, followed by 1 week of 24 × 7 painting. It was, at the time, the world's largest electron beam smelter oven & is still operating in the Ukraine, if it hasn't been bombed.
It was painted the same color.
We had 2 employees who blasted & one who painted. My partner & I and those 3 finished the job in 25 days & got a $1000 per day bonus for the 3 days we saved them.
He’s been getting a million views everyday just about.. this guys absolutely crushing it
Yup, that's how you buy a helicopter. Proud of him and the team.
Imagine making $50,000 a day from UA-cam efforts. Awesome.
@beckyumphrey2626 Probably double that off merch. I mean his house and track are paid off.
@@beckyumphrey2626I doubt he's making $50,000 a day. That would be $50 per thousand views and $50 per thousand is really $98 per thousand with a 51% Cleetus/49% UA-cam split. He's not bringing in $98 per thousand views. It also depends on what category your videos are in.
@@alteredaustin1 most UA-camrs find out that diversified revenue stream is how you make it to the next level. So doing the merch, races and events, sponsors, and especially the giveaways is what took him from making it to killing it.
I'm an aircraft painter myself- cool to see it on camera for everybody to enjoy. We're usually stuck in our boxes by ourselves all day, haha.
Asking a painter to spray his prep work, is like asking him to help his wife shower. He was generous to give you the belly....lol
Cleet please make sure to have Jim (Painter Dude) come to Freedom Factory event when you reveal the fully refurbished MD500! He needs to be part of the reveal for sure!
Nothing more reassuring when restoring any vehicle or aircraft than having a confident painter! That man is great with a sprayer!
The copter, the airport, the eagle, Leroy, upgrades to mcflurry, the feiro wheelie car, im ot sure what im missing but man youre living the dream racing cars and selling t shirts and merch. Dreamhouse build coming up too? Good for you and your young family Cletus. Its baffling the amount of wealth gained that started off in social media. Who would have known? Be careful not to get to many irons in the fire sir. Its always a pleasure to watch.
Right. If there ever was a channel to teach someone the meaning of envy this is the one.
LETS GO!!! she's gonna be dialed dang cant wait to see cleet flyer the 1st time!!!
George is one of the best things to happen to the channel. hes so funny and the energy he brings is so bright!
Madi is great. She is so filled with joy for your passion and success, and hers as well, and has to be best mom. What a pleasure to find such a perfect partner, cleet. Y'all are what any American family should aspire to, and great role models and leaders for us all, young and old. Without people like you, certainly our country would not survive the trials and tribulations it regularly faces. Thanks for sharing your lives and showing what can be obtained with the right attitudes and hard work and dedication to your passions. National treasures, your entire family and those around you. ❤
LOVED THIS!!! you guys are awesome!
Most painter are cool dudes, great to see someone showing the work us painters put in behind closed doors every day!!
I'm so excited to see what they do with the C17!!!!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯
Madi and Garrett are such a perfect match. The way they smile and every expression of happiness exposed is exactly the same vibe between the 2. If she was showing Cleet the paint job, his expression of happiness is the same vibe.
Garrett?
@@jbm8444the name of the dude you watch? lol, his name is Garrett Mitchell. All of his socials have his name. That's quite public information.
@@jbm8444 are you new here? You don’t think Cleetus McFarland is his real name do you? 😅
@@jbm8444 are you new here? You don’t think Cleetus McFarland is his real name do you? 😅
Shout out to the painter Jim! Hes the star of this video 100%!
I love listening to someone that know their trade inside and out! And takes it very seriously! Working with them more! :) Find them now!
I take my shit seriously but know when to step back and let someone else do their thing and shine! They are too few and far between these days.
Thanks Cleetus for shining a light on the masters who are hiding in plane sight in society! Love seeing these guys get the flowers they deserve
He should colab with dirty jobs but focus on the mechanic industry.
Cleetus the fact that they are using SATA paint guns shows that they are the best for the job coming from a background of body work and such those are the top dog paint guns in the field. It shows they truly take pride in what they do.
They better use the best for 30k
Yes SATA has been around for a long time, I got 2 spray-guns back in the 1970's still works good and new needle + parts are available at SATA.
As a body guy, did you think they could have done a little more with the body work??
@@GRANITEMONUMENT probably limited to the thin metal and having to remove rivets to get panels off to fix them. Believe they tried removing all the bondo that was on it. Once it's painted it'll be mint. Many old helicopters look amazing from a distance and can see the imperfections of the beat metal up close.
Im not a professional just seen a few helicopters and service water equipment at a Airplane/Helo parts facility
There are limits to what the faa will allow in body work.
This guy's gotta be one of the most honest specialists our there, what a champ 👌
That painter Dude has some serious skills! He's a badass!
I've always had mad respect for the paint guys... On the farm we had a couple cheap ass guns for painting trailers and equipment if needed and an electric 5 gal sprayer to paint grain bins... But these guys, it's a respectable talent for sure!!!
I was about to say the same - I can’t say I’ve been around a lot of pros but that guys control is crazy. Every pass was almost robotic
Yeah the dude's vibe is a little rough but then you see him use the gun and it's like "ooh he's an artist". He's absolutely on lock with that thing. Massive respect to painters, I tried to do a truck once, watched a hundred videos, practiced a ton on scrap, thought it was easy. One of the worst paint jobs I've ever seen that wasn't done with rattle cans 😂
He is talented and experienced. I stepped away from the high dollar guns and used the cheap hvlp from a certain store. I’ve painted many tour busses , multi layer blends and prevost, tiffin with great success. Know your equipment and you can absolutely be the example for others to envy in the paint department
I’m not impressed one bit for the price. I woulda had it done at less than half the price with the best products and equipment and an actual booth.
I've had the fortunate opportunity to watch some really really good painters in my life and after watching this guy for about 30 seconds I can tell you he's one hell of a painter.
Seeing ol cleet zebra stripe the piss out of the undercarriage was way too funny. Best thing I recommend anyone that wants to paint, is to stop being to tense and over thinking it. Drink a beer, loosen up, and just lock in. Its a weird flow state you get into to. Second coat can be a challenge, but once you know where you lines were, it's natural. 🤙🏻
I absolutely love he still uses the music in the videos, so many memory’s to that sound
Kudos to Jim for letting you film and paint, you can tell hes a perfectionist. Epic
I love seeing a pure talented trade craft. A guy who knows everything possible to perfect his craft. Excellent job. I love seeing how he let you actually get in on it. Pretty great group of guys working on your aircraft.
for someone who hasn't painted before , he gave you the hardest part to do. Well done
The ad during the AG one ad is Savage. 😂
Cleetus I want to just say I am so glad you kept the tune for the time lapse footage. I remember a while back you asked us all if we would want a different tune and you kept it. It is an OG Cleetus like tune and even when I hear the actual song it reminds me of the long drag and drive events out west you took us on. Miss those videos but never the less it should remain the timelapse theme tune for along time to come! Long time supporter/subscriber/ A_A_Ron from Ohio! Go Buckeyes!
As someone with 20+ years painting (off and on) I love when someone gets the urge to pick up the sticks and give it a shot. Here is to Cleet setting up his own spray booth; even if it is just a small corner section. If you ever do, never, and I must repeat myself, NEVER get use to spraying without proper PPE. An N95 mask will not cut it, sure if it is every once in a blue moon it wont kill you but before you know it, you have grown a lil voice in the back of your brain saying, " surely I can prime & paint these two fenders without any issue" and next thing you know, 15 +/- however many years later you can't seep at night because the wheezing keeps you up.
Please practice safe PPE..
Well said. And.that methylene chloride stripper he was using is worse.
You speak the truth. I’ve got a friend who used to paint houses, and would not wear a respirator or even a mask. He did it primarily to get high, but would still do a pretty dang good job. Well, he is paying for it now. He has breathing problems now and is not in a good shape.
Just look at how we loss Bob Ross!
That timelapse was super satisfying!!!!
That’s going to look fantastic when finished! I’ve painted two helicopters with elaborate graphics. Lots of taping and back taping but well worth it in the end
I love how Madi is always so supportive. She always gets excited and shows interest, even though she probably could care less about all this automotive stuff you really got a good woman there cleetus. 💪🏼🇺🇸
MADE IN AMERICA🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 so proud to have hard working Americans doing quality jobs!
killed it on painting. I'm a painter myself and I would love to see you paint without a previously set up gun! one of the most difficult parts is getting the flow, fan, and pressure in the sweet spot! loving the copter vids brother!
Hey brother! Congrats on laying down some color and clear on your helicopter! It takes time to get fluid like buddy, but you'll get there brother!
Hands down the best way to learn ever. With a pro, tools in hand.
Hardest part of painting for me is the prep and the gun set up. I find the actual painting to be quite relaxing.
Agreed the actual painting is so damn relaxing but the rest is a pain in the azz
yea sometimes dialing in the gun can be a pain
Oh man I liked the original paint scheme with the bigger line. This one is still badass tho. Can’t wait to see it fly!
Gotta say I'm disappointed you are not doing a clone of TC's chopper from Magnum PI!! Lo! Hell yeah brother!
You KNOW how good someone is at their trade the easier that they make it look. As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇
As a USAF Crew Chief and C-17 DCC on Acft 7179 I approve this message! Hell yeah BROTHER!
As a C-5 Maintainer those C-17s sure are a cute little design. :)
🇺🇸👍 Nice. We got 77178 fresh out of depot/paint at KWRI in 2016. That was always my favorite tail to fly. Thanks for your Service! 🫡
@@beckyumphrey2626 I started my military life on C-5 amp mod, and then onto the M models before I was shifted to C17. It was a tough transition, not as easy as some would think.
@@exit1368 I flew quite a few mission down range on 7178, that jet was reliable.
Excellent painting. I like to wrap a plastic bag around the gun, makes cleanup even easier....wish I had a system as fast as this!
That's a terrific color guys!
The part Cleetus painted is the first part everyone sees when he comes in for a landing!
I am very happy to see you are using the proper protective equipment. When I did some painting all I had was a minimal respirator. And we were painting outside. Good job using the right facility.
When Jim puts that bandanna on it’s game time!!
That blue is gorgeous. Can't wait to see the end result 🤙
Hell yeah brother, man we are spoiled during the Month of Freedom
4:42 - I got major Breaking Bad vibes when Jessie is inflating his yellow suit with air and goofing around in the lab haha
I was dying watching that
We hope to see you fly by when it's done. Shout-out from Southern Maryland!!
Dang brother that blue is my favorite color good pick much love keep up filling our hearts with the best entertainment a man can ask for 😂❤
Always cracks me up to see people’s first time spraying when they’ve never done it before. Definitely improved on the second pass 👍🏼
He gave you the hardest part to paint lying in your back. Good job
Also the easiest spot to hide mistakes
Amazing IDEA for the tree area of the airport!, Disc Golf course!
Great progress.. the timelaps with the tune song is always so relaxing haha
Best time-lapse music in all of youtube
My uncle use to work for a airline doing plane respraying and would take the extra paint home. Him and my dad always had matching custom painted cars with aircraft paint. Stuff was durable af and it looked really nice
Endura is the $hit. 👍
So your uncle stole from his employer? Sounds like a classy guy.
@@aarondmason808 You're so far off base its embarrassing. They had leftover mixed paint that would have been thrown out otherwise.
@@aarondmason808 you do know paint has a shelf life right.....companies like delta aren't going to let 3 month old paint touch a plane so the shit gets tossed 🤣🤣 might not be good enough for a plane but a 1992 chevy 1500 it was fine
I could watch this all day!!!! Keep it coming brother!!!
I’m a Port Dawg in the AF and I’ve personally loaded and unloaded cargo from that exact C17 many times
13:21 The honesty is awesome
Cleet you sure are one lucky man, Maddie has an eye for perfection, blue is my favorite color and that blue is looking so dope Can't wait to see the decals on it.
Sky blue is a perfect colour for anything that flies. Only a fool chooses a colour that is easy to see.
@@TheHoodieStore Did you read the comment? I said cant wait to see the decals on it.
@@thetheoryguy5544 It's not decals, it's being PAINTED! There will be very few decals in the end.
@@FastSS02 Dude I know that and I'm saying I can't wait until they add those few decals at the end geez! That's why the last person deleted his comment, think before you type!
@@thetheoryguy5544 you act like it's a wrap like all his vehicles saying decals.
16:42 Best youtube compilation music ever.
Nice to see a true craftsman/expert at work!!