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Apr 05, 2021 2.5 9-8(L) & 9-9(L): Left elevator dimpling Category: 9: Elevators
Dimpled the skins and substructure of the left elevator. Counter sunk the rear spar holes at the trim tab hinge. I should have countersunk these prior to painting. I used a little primer in a q-tip to touch up the holes, easy peazy.

When I primed the skins, I failed to mask off the trailing edge or the areas where the foam ribs get glued. So before dimpling I sanded off the primer in those areas.

I also realized as I was priming that I had prepped and acid etched some surfaces that were not meant to be primed like the outer portion of the trim cable access plate and the outer surface of the counterweight skin. Since I had etched it, I need to prime it to protect it but I don't really want the green on the outside of the airplane. I still have a little bit of the gray tester paint from Stewart. I mixed up less than an ounce of it and sprayed those parts. It won't look bad at all. So nice to have such an easy clean up product. I would never have mixed such a small quantity of epoxy paint.


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