I'm really trying to ramp-up my work output during my vacation. Today I got a lot done!
1. Finished drilling, then primed and painted the two ribs that attach the top skin to the roll-bar. They are ready to install.
2. Removed the top skin.
3. In preparation for attaching the top skin, I inspected the forward baggage area and found some paint that had gotten chipped, especially on the aft wall of the bay. So I reacquainted myself with my old airbrush and mini compressor, then mixed up a half-ounce of Ford Tractor Gray paint, reducer, and hardener. I repaired the chipped areas, then used the rest of the paint to touch up the bulkhead behind the rear seat, an area on the top longeron next to the instrument panel, and several small areas in the cockpits. The airbrush is a perfect tool for this job, because it's accurate and delivers extremely small quantities of paint, which makes it easy to spot-treat paint chips in an unobtrusive way.
4. Cleaned and clecoed the left flap fairing into position on the fuselage, in preparation for riveting.