January 27, 2012 |
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The first real part to get painted is the nose wheel fairing nose cap. We are starting with a few smaller pieces to test how things are going before jumping the the bigger pieces (like the fuselage). My first impression is pretty positive. It's the color I wanted and the paint is looking really good.
This is the removable cowl bottom rear section that goes around the nose gear. It's not a perfect piece to begin with, but looked pretty good painted.
Some inspection covers and the trim tab are safe pieces to get a feel of how it's going. These parts are all cured and can be handled.
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All of the metal parts got Alumi-Prep applied with a red Scotchbrite pad and a coat of self-etching primer. I know that sounds like overkill, but it does assure good primer adhesion.
The piece above is the vertical stabilizer and the piece below is a flap. They all get the same treatment and are now ready to paint.
Here is a closeup of the bottom part of the empennage fairing so that you can better see the paint.
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