More and more canopy prep today! There's not much to show, but I put the canopy on (again...) to do a few more layout lines for the masking tape. I also massaged the frame to split the fit difference between the sides. I'm relatively happy with where I got it. The reality is it's just never going to be a perfect fit. I think it's good enough that I can use fiberglass to extend the side skirts over the fuselage side skins and make it look pretty good though.
With the frame on, I finished taping around the entire perimeter. I also finished up the last of the taping on the canopy itself. The last thing to do was to scuff off the primer and paint anywhere the Sika primer will go. I put popsicle sticks on the roll bar so that the canopy will set about 1/16" above the frame. This will allow the Sika to form a bead and fill any uneven areas vs just having the canopy set flat against the frame and potentially have areas where there isn't great contact. With that, I THINK I'm ready to glue the canopy down, as nerve wracking as that is. It'll be a multi-day process.
