Tonight I finished all of the final drilling and removed all of the stiffeners.  I have labeled each stiffener according to position and elevator. (ex. G, RB for right bottom)  Knowing that the labels will be removed as I clean the stiffeners for priming, I labeled their location on my priming table.  As long as I don’t move things around haphazardly, I can keep track of all the pieces.  After labeling, I was able to deburr all the holes and get about 2/3 of the scotchbrite priming prep done on the stiffeners.  I will still need to scotchbrite the remaining stiffeners, the rudder skeleton, and the interiors of the elevator skins before I clean and then prime.  I’m hoping to be done the priming process and maybe even get to riveting this weekend.  

I really didn’t feel like working on the plane tonight. The weather is miserable out, and the drive home was terrible. But I’m really trying to keep myself on pace.

That said I got the remaining plastic done and almost all of the final drilling. Priming will be very soon for the stiffeners.

Continued final drilling and plastic removal. Going slow because I forgot to take off the plastic prior to starting drilling. Now I’m going back to correct.