An apparatus for applying a substance to an entire assembled aircraft fuselage comprised of a center section of an aircraft fuselage, one or more aircraft fuselage forward sections and one or more aircraft fuselage rearward sections, the apparatus comprising: a jig that is attachable to a wing attachment structure of the aircraft fuselage to singularly support the assembled aircraft fuselage on the jig in place of wings, wherein the wing attachment structure is accurately positioned so that the wings can be assembled to the aircraft fuselage in place of the jig when applying the substance to the assembled aircraft fuselage is completed; a transport mechanism (16, 18) that is configured to support the jig on the transport mechanism (16, 18), the transport mechanism (16, 18) being operable to move the jig on further automated guided vehicles when the jig is attached to the assembled aircraft fuselage and thereby move the assembled aircraft fuselage attached to the jig; and, an automated painting apparatus, the transport mechanism (16, 18) being operable to move the jig when the jig is attached to the assembled aircraft fuselage to the automated painting apparatus and thereby move the assembled aircraft fuselage to the automated painting apparatus, the automated painting apparatus comprising an automated guided vehicle including a robot spraying head, the robot spraying head being moveable relative to the jig when the jig is attached to the assembled aircraft fuselage and the jig and attached assembled aircraft fuselage have been moved by the transport mechanism (16, 18) to the automated painting apparatus, the robot spraying head being operable to spray the substance on an entirety of the exterior surface of the assembled aircraft fuselage attached to the jig by moving the robot spraying head on the automated guided vehicle relative to the transport mechanism when the jig has been moved by the transport mechanism (16, 18) to the automated painting apparatus and the assembled aircraft fuselage attached to the jig. a jig that is attachable to a wing attachment structure of the aircraft fuselage to singularly support the assembled aircraft fuselage on the jig in place of wings, wherein the wing attachment structure is accurately positioned so that the wings can be assembled to the aircraft fuselage in place of the jig when applying the substance to the assembled aircraft fuselage is completed; a transport mechanism (16, 18) that is configured to support the jig on the transport mechanism (16, 18), the transport mechanism (16, 18) being operable to move the jig on further automated guided vehicles when the jig is attached to the assembled aircraft fuselage and thereby move the assembled aircraft fuselage attached to the jig; and, an automated painting apparatus, the transport mechanism (16, 18) being operable to move the jig when the jig is attached to the assembled aircraft fuselage to the automated painting apparatus and thereby move the assembled aircraft fuselage to the automated painting apparatus, the automated painting apparatus comprising an automated guided vehicle including a robot spraying head, the robot spraying head being moveable relative to the jig when the jig is attached to the assembled aircraft fuselage and the jig and attached assembled aircraft fuselage have been moved by the transport mechanism (16, 18) to the automated painting apparatus, the robot spraying head being operable to spray the substance on an entirety of the exterior surface of the assembled aircraft fuselage attached to the jig by moving the robot spraying head on the automated guided vehicle relative to the transport mechanism when the jig has been moved by the transport mechanism (16, 18) to the automated painting apparatus and the assembled aircraft fuselage attached to the jig.