This morning I primed the bottom wing skin parts so things are ready for final assembly. As I mentioned in yesterday's post I am waiting to start fuse section until I find out the deal with the laser cut part issue. Vans said sometime within a week or so replacement parts will be able to be ordered for free. I haver approx 29 parts (not as bad compared to other builders).
I did find out my control surfaces (spars) were punched because I went back to my inventory pictures and saw them covered in blue plastic. I am so glad I was thourough when taking initial photos. I don't have to to re build my airplane pfffeeewwwwww:-)
Priming was pretty quick but this was the first time I used the Stewart Systems Eko Prime. I ran out of the Akzo Nobel and will not pay $550 for another gallon of it. I planned on priming the fuse anyway with the grey color. The water base is easier to work with but in my opinion I like how the Akzo sprays better!
I thinned the Eko prime with 10% distilled water and it still went on a little thick. It dried really quick and now I can store these skin parts until I am ready to close up the skins sometime this fall (hopefully).
