12/17/2020 – 2.6 hours After taking a day off due to cold wind and rain, I prepared my rig for priming. I masked off the structure or our tailgate canopy to make an outdoor paint booth. It was still too windy to spray effectively, but it worked out since it took awhile to get the masking tape and paper in place. Everything is set up for the nicer weather forecast for tomorrow! 12/18/2020 – 2.4 hours Today was sunny and calm as forecast. A little cold for painting at 45 degrees, but I brought the paint in the house to warm it up and let the parts warm up in the sun. I started by running a maroon scotch brite wheel down each line of dimpled holes in the skins. I then taped off the area where the trailing edge wedge will be adhered to the skins with the VHB tape. There is a note in the plans to avoid priming that area in order to make a solid bond with the adhesive. I also masked off the edges on the outside of the skins to avoid overspray on the outside. From there, my process is to scrub/scuff (scruff} the parts with water, Bon Ami, and a grey scotch brite pad until water sheets off the parts; thoroughly rinse and dry the parts, and hang the parts in the sun to air dry and warm up. After a couple of hours in the sun, I primed the parts with a rattle-can self-etching primer. I ended up with a couple of heavy areas due to a nozzle on the paint can that stuck open, but otherwise I think the priming went OK. I definitely will not win any paint awards – at least not without a lot more practice! [Grey Scotch Brite Pad, Bon Ami Cleanser, Dupli-Color Self-Etching Automotive Primer (Green – Rattle Can)]