Inkjet printing vehicle livery

A method of inkjet printing an exterior surface of an aircraft, comprising:

• preparing at least a portion of the exterior surface of the aircraft in a first bay using crossflow or downflow air handling and using explosion protected equipment;
• inkjet printing at least the portion of the exterior surface of the aircraft in a second bay;
• closing doors between the first bay and the second bay before preparing;
• opening doors between the first bay and the second bay after preparing;
• closing doors between the first bay and the second bay before inkjet printing;
• clear-coating at least the portion of the exterior surface of the aircraft in a third bay using downflow or crossflow air handling, using air filtration and using explosion protected equipment;
• opening doors between the second bay and the third bay after inkjet printing;
• closing doors between the second bay and the third bay before clear-coating;
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• mechanically connecting the aircraft to a first reversibly moveable crossbeam before inkjet printing, wherein the first reversibly moveable crossbeam is located in the second bay in an open pit and the first reversibly moveable crossbeam is reversibly movable along a length of the open pit,
• wherein the first reversibly moveable crossbeam spans the open pit, and the aircraft is located on the first reversibly moveable crossbeam.

A method of inkjet printing an exterior surface of a vehicle, comprising:

• preparing at least a portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a first bay using crossflow or downflow air handling and using explosion protected equipment;
• inkjet printing at least the portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a second bay;
• closing doors between the first bay and the second bay before preparing;
• opening doors between the first bay and the second bay after preparing;
• moving the vehicle from the first bay to the second bay after opening doors between the first bay and the second bay;
• closing doors between the first bay and the second bay before inkjet printing;
• clear-coating at least the portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a third bay using downflow or crossflow air handling, using air filtration and using explosion protected equipment;
• opening doors between the second bay and the third bay after inkjet printing;
• moving the vehicle from the second bay to the third bay after opening doors between the second bay and the third bay;
• closing doors between the second bay and the third bay before clear-coating;
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• mechanically connecting the vehicle to a first reversibly moveable crossbeam before inkjet printing, wherein the first reversibly moveable crossbeam is located in the second bay in an open pit and the first reversibly moveable crossbeam is reversibly movable along a length of the open pit,
• wherein the first reversibly moveable crossbeam spans the open pit, and the vehicle is located on the first reversibly moveable crossbeam.

A method of inkjet printing an exterior surface of a vehicle, comprising:

• preparing at least a portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a first bay using crossflow or downflow air handling and using explosion protected equipment;
• inkjet printing at least the portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a second bay;
• clear-coating at least the portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a third bay using downflow or crossflow air handling, using air filtration and using explosion protected equipment;
• and
• mechanically connecting the vehicle to a first reversibly moveable crossbeam before inkjet printing, wherein the first reversibly moveable crossbeam is located in the second bay in an open pit and the first reversibly moveable crossbeam is reversibly movable along a length of the open pit,
• wherein the portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle comprises at least one curved surface, and
• wherein preparing comprises activating, adhesion promoting, priming, and base-coating,
• wherein the first reversibly moveable crossbeam spans the open pit, and the vehicle is located on the first reversibly moveable crossbeam.

A method of inkjet printing an exterior surface of a vehicle, comprising:

• preparing at least a portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a first bay using crossflow or downflow air handling and using explosion protected equipment;
• inkjet printing at least the portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a second bay;
• clear-coating at least the portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a third bay using downflow or crossflow air handling, using air filtration and using explosion protected equipment;
• and
• mechanically connecting the vehicle to a first reversibly moveable crossbeam before inkjet printing, wherein the first reversibly moveable crossbeam is located in the second bay in an open pit and the first reversibly moveable crossbeam is reversibly movable along a length of the open pit, and
• wherein preparing comprises activating, adhesion promoting, priming, and base-coating,
• wherein the first reversibly moveable crossbeam spans the open pit, and the vehicle is located on the first reversibly moveable crossbeam.