I started off tonight by priming a few little odds and ends for the right elevator. I had missed the little doublers in my first round somehow, and I needed to prime the replacement counter balance skin too. I decided to mix up a very small amount of AKZO and use my primer pistol to spray these few parts. The primer pistol is dead simple, and uses film cans as its paint cups which makes it easy cleanup.
This was the first time I have ever used this primer pistol, and its pretty convenient, However, it sprays super heavy, so I had to back way away from the parts. I did get a little bit of bubbling on one of the doublers from the heavy spray, but I’m not worried about it since its a part that will not be visible. I followed my normal procedure of scuffing with scotchbrite, cleaning with acetone and priming. I am pretty happy with the way these parts came out, regardless of the heavy spray from the primer pistol. It done a decent enough job, and the next time, I will just keep the tip far away from the parts to get a thinner coat. I do like how easy the cleanup is: Just toss the little film can and run a small amount of acetone down the tiny copper tube.
That was pretty much it for this small session. After cleaning up, I took a short break and will come back down to finish up the skeleton in another session tonight. Spent about 45 minutes on this, counting the 30 minutes for the AKZO to catalyze after mixing it up. I used that time to prep and clean the parts. Heres all the photos:
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Hours Worked: .75