Today was all about getting the left wing prepped for paint.

I started off by taping up the blue and black accents on the winglet.

And then a final check for any divots using black paint as a guide coat.  I have to say this is a requirement for me since even though I’ve used the “poor man’s guide coat” using a pencil, somehow a few divots had weaseled their way through to final paint… the right top side of my canard is a perfect example as it has a couple small divots that I need to remedy.

Thus, WWII Luftwaffe camouflage looking paint it is on the top of the left wing….

I then wet sanded the top of the wing, with a couple of divots that needed Icing fill and sanding.  One of those divots being the delam repair I made on the inboard top near the BL 55.5 edge.

I then mounted the wing to my temporary 2×8 wing painting beam, facing the other way than the right wing of course.  And since the wings angle aft from what would be the CS spar, I spent a good little bit slowly pivoting the canopy cover over so that the wing would be in the center of it.

At this point the wing is ready to paint, but I may need to hold off a day or two for the weather to cooperate.

Pressing forward.