About priming! Over the past few weeks of inactivity I’ve been rethinking the issue of priming and decided there is really no reason not to do it. It was either now or never for the tail cone (some would say too late) so I went ahead and started shaking up rattle cans. It took about fifteen minutes to drill out the few rivets that I had put in the top skin and remove it. Moving the cone outside, I was able to get in pretty much everywhere to put a light coat of primer on all exposed surfaces. I also sprayed the top skin interior, j channels, and a few odds and ends that will be bolted on.