Setting the W-1204B-R aft wing tip skin in
position to secure with Clecos.
Placing Clecos into the W-1204A-R forward wing
tip skin.
After a few moments of admiring the handiwork,
the glee quickly faded to gloom … unfortunately, it was discovered the overlapping
areas on the W-1203 skins weren’t primed. Fortunately, the oversight was caught
before the skins were riveted tighter. The DOG Aviation paint department fell
down on the job and forgot to spray the overlapping areas with primer. Taking
two steps back for the day, the tip skins were removed and passed over to the paint
department for a quick spritzing with primer.
Long time friend Bernie stopped by to visit, and at a
good time ... he helped with the masking of the outboard edges of the W-1203 wing
skins which received a thin coating of zinc chromate primer as well as the
forward edge of the W-1204B-R skin. After the primer was dried, Bernie assisted
with the reassembly of the W-1204A & B wing tip skins.
After the primer dried, the W-1204A & B tip skins were reassembled
and secured with Clecos
(for the second time) and readied for riveting.
Being put off by the need to dissemble, then reassemble
the wing tip components, decided it best to postpone riveting of the tip skins until
tomorrow.
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