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May 05, 2024 4.2 Tailwheel assembly; Canopy skirt interior; Baggage door interior Category: Paint / Decals
1. Reassembled the newly-painted tailwheel assembly.
2. Inspected the progress on the fuselage and consulted with my painter about numerous little issues.
3. Brought home the canopy, lower cowl, flaps, some of the wing root fairings, and the baggage door.
4. Upon inspecting the interior of the canopy skirt, I found that a bunch of wet-sanded primer had run down between the canopy and skirt, staining the interior of the skirt. I spent a lot of time attempting to clean it off with rags and water, and managed to get about 90% of it off. However, the runs were still visible, so I masked off the affected areas and shot a second coat of truck-bed liner. There is still a large area of the primer at the aft end of the canopy, between the skirt and the canopy glass. This is impossible to get to, so I'm weighing my option about how to proceed. I will probably end up painting the inside of the canopy glass in this area to hide the stain.
5. Prepped and painted the inside of the baggage door, using the same Ford Gray enamel I used on the rest of the interior.


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