12/11/2020 – 2.6 hours It was a beautiful December day in Alabama – low 60s with a thin overcast and a very light breeze –a nice day to take things outside for priming. I started by scuffing all of the pieces I intended to prime. I used the technique of my local building guild, which involves scrubbing each part with a wet grey Scotch Brite pad and Bon Ami abrasive cleanser. The grey pad is not as abrasive as the maroon pads used for finish-deburring edges and corners, and the Bon Ami is a metal-free abrasive. The idea is to remove the Alodine layer until the water sheets off that part rather than beading. I wore surgical gloves while scrubbing the parts to prevent the transfer of oils from my skin, which would keep the primer from adhering properly the part. When the water / Bon Ami mix turns grey, the part is scuffed/scrubbed (scruffed) enough. Then a clear water rinse from the hose and a towel dry finishes the process. I like to set the parts in the sun for about an hour to ensure they are dry, and then I used a rattle-can self etching automotive primer to prime the parts. [Grey Scotch Brite Pad, Bon Ami Cleanser, Dupli-Color Self-Etching Automotive Primer (Green – Rattle Can)]