Today I removed the tape, plastic and paper from the winglets to reveal the black accent stripes, here on the outboard of the left winglet (pic 1) and the inboard side of the right winglet (pic 2).

And the opposite in these pics below, with the inboard of the left winglet (pic 1) and the outboard side of the right winglet (pic 2).

I then got to work on placing and drilling the right rudder gust lock.  I placed the pin inside the hole for this pic.

I then prepped the brass securing pin sleeve (pic 1), and then a shot of the pin inserted into the sleeve (pic 2).

I then micro’d the sleeve into the just-drilled hole and left it to cure.

I then moved the right wing outside, and using a cheap can of black spray paint covered the top surface as a guide coat (pic 1).

I then did a few rounds of sanding, and after finishing I had a few depressions in the top wing surface… more than I of course would care to.

After some more prep, I then shot the depression areas with 3 coats of hi-build 2K primer.

I grabbed this shot just to show the winglet paint scheme in combo with the fuselage… not bad (smile).

And more of a “secret” project that I’ve been working for over a year… this is a non-GRT magnetometer that I’m assessing its mounting position in conjunction with the two GRT magnetometers.

I’m hoping the weather is good for the next day or two to allow me to paint the right wing.