Progress continued after disassembly with the deburring and cleaning of all of the parts of the elevator. Then dimpling of all of the ribs and both skins. Used the pneumatic Squeezer for the ribs and the DRDT-2 for the skins. It worked so great for the skins, I’m convinced it might have been better for the ribs as well. The operation is very fast and almost effortless.
Next step is priming. Still not sure if I should prime everything or just the non-alclad parts. My primer is arriving tomorrow: 6 spray cans of Valspar A-702 Primer.
I’m thinking of setting up a paint booth in my shop.
Time: 6 hours
Leonard's RV-7A Build 