Continuing the disassemble the canopy frame… one of the screws that attaches the roller brackets was a real pain to extract. Good thing I have a couple extra screws laying around.
The paint on the canopy latch handle looked good the next day, though it needed a small amount of touch-up.
…so, I decided to paint some more canopy pieces and see how it turns out. If it goes badly – well, I was going to have them sandblasted anyway, right?
Canopy latch arm being primed, later to be painted black like the rest of the pieces:
The powder coat was cracking off the canopy frame around the weld where the forward bow and center tube come together, so I ground it off. I inspected the rest of the frame carefully, looking for more flaking areas, but I didn't find any.
This is my excuse for a "paint booth". I primed the canopy frame thoroughly to promote paint adhesion.
Painting the interior surfaces… I used three light coats.
Unlike the primer I use, the black paint takes hours and hours to dry. The canopy frame was still tacky by the time I needed to start barbequing, so I carefully moved it inside the garage to finish curing overnight. When I next get a chance, I'll flip it over and paint the other side.
