Priming HS parts

Now for some pics that show what the primer looks like after it is applied to the part with the paint gun. Once you get the mix correct, and get the gun set up correctly, this is actually kind of fun, but the setup and cleanup routines are a bit time consuming, as I have previously described.

This is a pic of the first attempt I made to primer one of the spars. It is a bit hard to see in this photo, but the primer was not mixed thoroughly enough, and the result was a very opaque or transparent coating, with very little actual primer pigment. My tendency was to overspray this to attempt to get a darker coat. Instead, all I got was a bunch of runs, as shown here.

Here is a pic that shows the difference of the parts in unprimed/bare metal (part on the left), the improperly mixed part (center), and what it should look like when a proper primer coat is applied. As always, click on the photo to show it in full resolution to really see the difference.

Shows parts on the hanging wires (14 gauge ground wire) Two of the nose ribs and one of the spars for the HS are shown.

Shows 2 of the ribs primed and the rest waiting for their turn on the wire. Also shown are the angle support brackets on the left, which were shot with NAPA 7220.