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January 2004
After rolling on my first two coats of primer last month, I sanded out the texture of the paint with an orbital sander and began blocking with the long board and #150 grit paper. There were several minor low spots that I filled with Metal glaze. This filler works well for all the little filling and is ready to sand within fifteen minutes. Prior to spraying on the next coat of primer, I cleaned the wings with an acrylic cleaner recommended by my paint supplier. We finally got a nice warm January day here in Northern California and after stringing up the wings with Nicholas, I shot primer. I am using a light gray Transtar primer that works great for the top coat. It sands very nice, works great as a filler-primer, and cures hard with some flexibility. The thing I like most about the light color is that it reveals any minor flaw or low spot.
So, back to blocking and filling, but I'm just about done with the wings. Releases need a little opening up, gaps for the ailerons need adjusting and there are still a few minor, minor low spots. All in all, very good. I'm happy the way they look. When I bring my plane in for paint, it will be ready and I can save on the painter body-working.
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