Today turned out to be a relatively warm day, so with just a few minutes of the propane heater running I had the garage heated up enough to prime. I thinned the primer a bit more than I have in the past, which really seemed to help it lay down nicely in the colder than ideal temperature (it was in the mid 50s, which is warm, but still not ideal). I had thought about hanging the ribs so I could do both sides at once to speed things up, but in the end I just used my spray table. It was warm enough that I only had a few minutes of downtime between coats.
After priming I ran to Home Depot to pick up some lumber for the wing stand. Lumber prices have come down a bit, but the cost of a 2x4 is still pretty outrageous! I think I may still actually be able to use more scrap wood from the wing cradle I tore apart last week. I used some of that cradle for my version of a wing storage cradle using the wing crate from Van’s, but I didn’t use all of it. I think I can Frankenstein it together into a useable stand. I’ll either build that tomorrow or start riveting ribs to the spar, just depending on my mood I guess.
