When I assembled the VS with clekos a while back I manhandled the skin over the skeleton a bit too roughly and left some scratch marks on the interior. I thought I would just buff them out with sandpaper, but they were a bit too deep. I suppose I could have done it, but it would've taken a lot of elbow grease in a very tight confined area in the leading edge.
I broke down and bought another VS skin for about $85. With shipping it was $126.
A lot of the parts, especially large or thick parts, have a little nub on the edge every few inches. I assume it occurs during the cutting (stamping?) process. I've been using a course vixen file to work the nubs flush with the edge. Then I use a crowfoot edge deburring tool to knock off the big burrs formed from the vixen file work. I make a final pass with a 1 in. scotchbright wheel on my electric drill and end up with a very smooth edge.
The holes are deburred with my slow turning electric screwdriver and I'm done for the night. I'm going to wait until after the skin is prepped for priming before I drive the dimples into the skin.
Next up is the aforementioned priming operation. I'll tackle that on Saturday and if I'm successful then Sunday I'll rivet the VS together with my friend Jay.
The vixen file is great for getting those nubs on the edge left by the cutting process.
