My air compressor was popping my circuit breaker so I ran a 230v outlet to the garage, re-wired the motor to 230v, changed the cord, and now it’s on a 40 amp breaker but pulls half the current. Now I can paint and sand with no interruptions. 

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I had some extra help this evening.   Last photo shows one side done. Other side to go 

I found a source for some biodegradable non toxic paint remover. I tried it on the vertical stab and it worked great.  Now I’m trying it on this. So far so good. You have to leave it on for 12-15 hours and it takes it right down to the aluminum.  You can rinse it off with a garden hose and let it go down the drain. 

 See the photos for a example. 

Picking interior colors. Close match, not perfect, but close enough.  Photos show the colors a bit lighter than they are. 

The photos uploaded out of order but you get the idea. 

First one shows the original door panel. I am searching to try and find the original color for them. 

Second photo shows the new door pane with the door clips installed 

Third one show a coat of clear on the mahogany plywood for the left rear window. 

The fourth and fifth photos show the panel before clear coat applied. 

Safety wiring and cotter keying the important stuff also, cleaned up the vertical stab elevator cable feed through.  

Drilling the holes for the right side panel. You can see why I’m replacing the old ones. This side has some holes, cracks, and dents that, although they were probably caused by grandpa Fritz, just look terrible.  Looks like an antenna might have been mounted by the windshield on this side. Not original so it’s gone. 

Before and after photos:

Old and new panels side by side.

Venturi tube hole. in the original.

Where the windshield meets the new panels.

Check out the wheel pants I this 108-3. Also, that’s a busy paint scheme. 

Before and after left shroud. 

I purchased some aluminum for new panels today. Got lucky when one of our best sheet metal guys was in the same location as me. He offered to cut the new ones for me. He saved me a lot of time and frustration.