Prepped the glareshield for the installation of the windshield.
1. Removed the windshield.
2. Taped some white card stock on the skin. Marked a rough approximation of the edge of the windshield.
3. Used a Sharpie to mark the edge line inside the cockpit, under the glareshield. Removed the card and cut along this line.
5. Taped the card back down and re-clecoed the windshield in place.
6. Marked a line around the outside base of the windshield onto the card stock. (It's a lot easier to trace the outside edge than the inside!)
7. Removed the card and cut 3/16" inside the windshield line to allow for the width of the Plexiglas. This will be the template I use to eventually cut out the leather covering for the glareshield. This leather will be installed after the windshield is permanently in place.
8. Taped along the inboard edge of the windshield line on the skin, and used Acetone to remove the prior primer I'd applied there. This will be part of the area that will be scuffed and etched for the bonding of the bottom edge of the windshield, so it has to be perfectly clean.