Today I decided to
put torque seal on the fasteners in the fuselage tunnel and lower area. I put torque seal on the heads of the fasteners
where ever possible. This is based on a Builder's Hints video I watched
on the EAA Website.
I also reattached
the spade connectors on the AP servos. I
bundled the connectors and put wire cable ties around the servos to hold the
connectors in place. I put a wire tire around
the ties holding the connectors to make sure they do not slip off of the
servos. This should hold things
together.
With the fuselage on its side it is a lot easier to
work inside. I removed the spar pins to
repaint them. I removed the latches and
springs and taped and masked them. I recoated the spar pins with black hammertone
spray paint.
I turned my
attention to the right side instrument panel and map box door. I want to cover the instrument panel sections
with carbon fiber vinyl wrap. I removed
the map box and right instrument panel section from the fuselage. I removed the camlock from the map box door.
I sanded the right
panel section and the map box door. I
also decided to repaint the map box door hinge with black hammertone spray
paint. I masked the hinge section and
sprayed the hinge at the same time I recoated the spar pins.
After the paint
dried I took the right panel section inside and applied carbon fiber vinyl wrap
to the panel and the map box door. Using
my X-acto knife I cut out the holes for the intercom and ELT switch and
mounting holes. I also reinstalled the
camlock on the map box door.
