Estes Interceptor Build #1250, Part 7, Primer and Fixes

After the Primer/Filler was shot, some balsa grain remained. Enlarge the picture to see the open pores.
CWF was rubbed into the grain and sanded smooth. Another primer coat followed with more sanding.

I mentioned earlier that the glasseine layer overlapped where the seam gap would normally be. I thought maybe this would be taken down when the primer was sanded but a raised ridge remained.

I had to go in with a knife and cut out the overlap.

The left picture shows the (overlapped) glasseine cut off. Now it looks like a normal tube with a spiral seam.

More CWF was set in the seam and sanded down. Another coat of primer/filler and sanding!