I continued with prepping tailcone parts for priming.
I deburred and countersunk the rudder stop brace…
![](https://airplane.allanglen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pxl_20210312_0106387812901716386861716351.jpg)
I deburred and countersunk the tie down bar…
![](https://airplane.allanglen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pxl_20210312_011519738859538297340859930.jpg)
I deburred and dimpled the elevator access covers…
![](https://airplane.allanglen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pxl_20210312_0134377515140502920937256975.jpg)
I scuffed the attachment surface for the static ports.
![](https://airplane.allanglen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pxl_20210312_0154282554659983204780116901.jpg)
I deburred and dimpled the nut plate holes for the elevator cover plates…
![](https://airplane.allanglen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pxl_20210312_0155111713647822848181919992.jpg)
I was originally going to completely remove all of the vinyl but it offers quite a bit of protection for the inevitable bumps and scrapes during assembly.
I plan on back-riveting as much as possible so this will also provide some protection while moving things around on the back rivet plate.
![](https://airplane.allanglen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pxl_20210312_0437135667469887211672797329.jpg)
![](https://airplane.allanglen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pxl_20210312_061540796649897598473293664.jpg)
More deburring later..
![](https://airplane.allanglen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pxl_20210313_0343581209023075519219700783.jpg)
![](https://airplane.allanglen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pxl_20210313_0356331558920763863981535461.jpg)
… and a lot more deburring to go.