With family here for the long weekend, I was able to slip away over the course of several days and dimple the leading edge of the stab for the rubber protective boot. I plan to order part number BOOT S1938-3-68.00 from www.cessnadirect.com. Since the Super Rebel horizontal stabilator skin is one piece, my wife helped me dimple the skin -- too dificult for one to reach arround all the time. It really sped things up.
Tomorrow, I plan to scuff and paint the stab frame and skin, and then final rivet.