"Having done both, the strip is a real pain but you are not required to be an A&P to paint an airplane without ballanced control surfaces (like our coupes)"
The real deal is that if you add/subtract paint to a control surface (the ailerons in our case), the surface balance has to be checked to see if it is within Type Certificate specifications. If it is out of spec, it might start fluttering - always a Bad Thing. Percy in SE Bama FAA Mech. certified with Airframe and Powerplant ratings
