Another BIG work session done with the help of my wife Tammy! We managed to get all the bottom skins, aileron brackets, pitot parts, flap braces, and aileron seals primed during this work session. I thought I captured two time lapse videos, but I must have bumped the camera on … Continue reading
I was able to get all 4 top wing skins primed tonight. They’re ready for dimpling, and then riveting! It looks like my pitot mast should be here in a day or so, which is pretty good timing, as thats about when I’ll need to get it installed. I grabbed … Continue reading
Time to prime! I was able to completely prime all of the leading edge parts for both wings in this session, including the access cover and plate for the stall horn. I also realize my AKZO is past its shelf life, but it seemed to spray just fine and I … Continue reading
I’m back in town after being gone for almost a week, and finally getting to do a little work done on he airplane. In the last session, I alodine’d some parts, so they’d be ready to prime when I got back. I am still using the old method of scuffing … Continue reading
I was pretty happy with the way the Alodine treatment turned out last night, so I figured I would go ahead and lay down some AKZO primer on them to see how well it sticks. This is going to be a small primer session, with only doing the stiffeners and … Continue reading
This sort of a two-for-one post. My Alumaprep and Alodine came in this week, and in anticipation of this new process, I installed a utility sink in the airplane factory. I’ve been wanting a utility sink in my shop for a while now for various reasons, and this was the … Continue reading
I recruited some help for priming my flaps 🙂 Tammy took Acacia to my parents to babysit, and she wound up helping me scuff, clean and prime both flaps. This step takes a lot of work, and once you start, you have to complete the session. Once you scuff the … Continue reading
Another priming day. I really don’t enjoy priming, its probably the only part of building an airplane that I despise. It very well could be my process, so I think I will try something different on the ribs. However, I followed my normal routine for the spar parts: Scuff all … Continue reading
Well, tonight was priming night, and its the last priming session for the entire empennage! I am kind of glad to be honest, spraying AKZO is an ordeal with all the PPE and prep work that has to be done. However, it leaves an absolutely awesome primed surface, that is … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading