Sunday, July 17, 2022

Left Wing - Aileron & Flap Gap Fairings (3)

I finished up the left wing aileron and flap gap fairings today.  I deburred, dimpled, and scuffed the parts (for both wings) and primed them.  This was the first time I'd sprayed the normal primer in a while, so I had to play around with the gun settings for a while to get things dialed in.  I have enough primer left to finish up the wings, but I'll have to order more for the fuselage.  That means I need to decide if I want to move to an epoxy based primer for the cockpit, or if I'll just stick with the same primer and paint the cockpit instead.  From what I've gathered over the years, the epoxy primers are tough enough on their own for high wear areas (especially since I'll be putting interior panels and carpet in), but the standard primer would probably get pretty beat up without a harder paint finish.


If only riveting all areas was as easy as this.  Except for a couple of spots, the squeezer worked fine.  It didn't take long at all to get both gap fairings riveted on.