The Worst Part Of Building An Airplane

Well it is time to start painting.  I dread it but it must be done.  The first stage is to prime all of the surfaces that we will never see again, mostly interior skins and frames.  To start we must Alodine the parts.  This went rather well.  There is some blotching going on but not too bad.

The rectangular piece is there for contrast.  It is uncoated.

I had wiped everything down with acetone before dipping it into the alodine trough but I did not make a point of erasing every Sharpie mark.  This prevented some alodine from adhering.  I'll do better on the next batch.

I was using a new HVLP gun I got from Chris and could not get it to spray like I wanted so I got some sagging, some splatter and some drips when paint came out of the top of the can because I did not have the lid on tight.  I am using Stits white EP-420 primer.

The second picture shows the drips.  Still not as bad as I thought it was going to look.

Though I did not get a picture tonight I am happy to report Bleriot is surviving this chemical assault.