Stewart Systems Class

[AKKen07]

Hey all, it’s a bit late notice but John Hanson from Stewart Systems is teaching a class the last weekend of the month (March). If anybody is interested it’s in Montana and I think we need at least one more person to make it feasible.
Cheers!

[whee]

Awesome! John is a cool and friendly guy. I had him on speed dial when I was painting my plane. I’d sign up for the class if I had the time. Anyone planning to use Stewart’s should make an effort to attend the class, IMO.

Maybe I’ll break away for a day and crash the party during lunch or something.

[Bcone1381]

We need more information. What town in Montana? Can you include a link for the class?

[AKKen07]

Brooks, there is no link - no website info, etc. I believe he will be hosting the class where his Nostalgia Aero Works business is located in Marion, MT. That's just West of Kalispell - or North of Missoula. If you are interested I will call John and try to connect you two to work out details.

[Bcone1381]

I am interested and sent you a PM

[stinson35]

I know it's beyond the class that you mentioned but I just came across this forum because of Nostalgia Aero Works and the address shown for them is 205 Sickler Creek Rd. ...what I'm curious about is where their hangar is for doing recover? I did see on GoogleMaps that there is a small turf strip near that address. Is that where their biz is located. Thanks in advance, Ken

[AKKen07]

Yup, that’s it

[stinson35]

Does that strip have an ID (for Airnav, or??) Thx again for your time... Ken

[AKKen07]

To be honest I don’t know. If you have Facebook, he has a page for Nostalgia, and there is a Bearhawk group that I know John participates in. Might be best to get info from him.

[marcusofcotton]

Does that strip have an ID (for Airnav, or??) Thx again for your time... Ken

0MT6, airnav.com/airports

[Bcone1381]

Gmail - 3-Day Workshop in Montana, February 20-22, 2026.pdf
John Hanson is running a 3 day Stewarts Covering workshop in a few weeks from now. FYI. I attended John Hanson's workshop in 2021. I had zero covering experience and had never picked up a paint gun in my life. The skills I learned and relationships I made these three days enabled my to cover and paint my Patrol alone in my own workshop without any outside help. I like how it turned out. I get feedback from Others who seem to echo my pleasure in it.

66% of the time is fabric covering. 33% is coatings. You will paint stewarts with the gun they sell and see the air supply system & learn how to set up your shop to support this operation. I recommend this class especially to those who know that they will use Stewarts Coatings. But if you just want to learn to cover, its worthy too.

[AKKen07]

I second Brooks recommendation - I'm happy with my results after taking the class.

[Dpearson]

I'll chime in and support Brooks' recommendation too. I actually took the Stewart Systems class offered by Marty Feehan in his shop in Nipomo, CA. Marty's syllabus was quite similar to what Brooks described above, and I found it very informative. One thing he stressed is that the application process for Stewart Systems' coatings is quite different from solvent-based paint systems. He said that folks that have experience with traditional systems (i.e. automotive) are at risk of getting themselves in trouble with their waterborne system. So maybe my total lack of experience will (finally) work in my favor! I haven't started covering yet, so time will tell.

[kuss]

Dang less than an hour flight for me but I have company in town that weekend... I'm on the Stewarts email list now though

[Pbruce]

I took John Hanson’s weekend course. It was pretty good. He has a nice big hangar on the airstrip. It was a little cool in the morning, leading us to doubt the materials and process, but once it warmed up to operating temperature, voila! I also called John a bunch of times as I began covering my plane (emailed actually) and he was very gracious in assisting me. I drove down after work and arrived at 0200 and was challenged finding the place, so if you are doing the same, don’t miss the turn into his farm/airport.