Not much progress this week, there has been a lot going on with the Coronavirus grinding life to a halt. Today I primed the bottom skin and j-channels, which always seems time consuming. For the first time ever, I ran out of paint before I finished, so I had to mix another batch. I applied more than I needed to on the bottom skin, but I wanted to avoid tiger stripes and have a somewhat even appearance. Not that anyone will see it, unless they are inspecting the airplane.
My biggest concern was keeping the etch from seeping through onto the outside of the bottom skin. I used enough masking tape to hopefully prevent that from happening, but I’ll give it a close inspection later. There was a tiny amount of paint overspray onto the outside skin, but that will wipe away with some acetone.
