Nose cowls...

 ...are finally finished!  We have been working on the nose cowlings for CMA.  The old ones were just really bad off...fiberglass coming apart, screw holes all wallered out, that sort of thing.  We had a set in our inventory, but they required some "modifications."  My co-worker Jose did most of the work getting them fitted properly so that they would match the main engine cowls.  It took a lot of time and some trial and error, but they came out looking pretty good!  We painted them, along with the rest of the blue stripes on the nose section, and they are ready to go. 

 Pre-paint.  Pretty much everywhere you see white, that's where Jose had to "modify."

 Lookin' good with that tuned induction IO-550-N.  Check out those exhaust pipes, too, courtesy of Leading Edge Exhaust Systems. 

 AIM Air short termer Gregg, checking out the preparation job for painting. 

 The airplane looks like it's taking a nap with all those blankets.  All that for a few little blue stripes. 

 Cowlings taped off for the first set of stripes. 

 Marko busy getting things sorted out with the cowlings.  You know, painting preparation takes like 90% of the work, and the actual spraying takes about 10%.  Better to focus on good preparation, which brings good results. 

 Introducing...

Magneto Man!!  I know this doesn't have anything to do with cowlings, but Pete has been slaving away doing magneto overhaul after magneto overhaul after magneto overhaul for us.  He's done a great job!  Thanks, Pete!