Primer Sanding

Today was spent sanding out all the rough primer areas due to the dry primer application. Aggravating, but that's what inexperience with a paint gun causes. I headed to my local auto paint store to get some more paint filters and stock up on appropriate sandpaper. I used a combination of 320 and 400 grit paper and a red Scotchbrite pad to cut through the roughness. It was slow and tedious work. There's a lot of hard to reach panels, nooks and crannies. My garage AC made things a little more bearable. Fortunately the primer sanded easily and I got most of the problem areas up to speed. Then dealt with the long process of cleaning all the sanding debris and dust using a vacuum, damp terrycloths, light alcohol wipe downs and finally a tack cloth. I had another long talk with the folks at Stewart on how to prevent future occurrences and the best way to mix and apply the topcoat EkoCrylic. The AZ heat and low humidity can cause problems if not compensated for. I need to reshoot a few areas of primer to cover some thin spots. Ideally I'll get that done tomorrow and it will lay down smoother. I'd hoped to have all the painting wrapped up this week but as usual things always take longer then expected. I'm headed to Oshkosh this weekend to attend a SportAir Electrical Systems class. I attended the Fiberglass for RVs class in March.