I have not had alot of time recently to get much more done but did manage to finally get the cowl masked and painted. The plane is starting to look pretty good. I will say that everything but the cowl is top notch. I do not want to slam DP products but their customer service is the WORST! After trying to contact them for about a month Sandy finally responded saying that they did not ship any defective cowls and basically that I did not know what I was talking about. I would have gladly sent it back if she only asked a month ago!. I have about 20 hours fixing cracks and filling 1 to 2 inch divots in the cowl. Still not perfect but looks much better than when I started. As much as I like this plane, I will never purchase another DP product. In any case, thought I would attach a couple of pics. Used all RM Diamont base coat/clear coat automotive paint custom mixed by me using their color max system. This system makes it easy to match monokote/ultrakote or anything else. Painted cowl whit first, then sprayed on a thick coat of Dively liquid mask. Cut checkers out with an exacto. This stuff works fantastic! No bleedind at all. Still looking like it will come in around 16 LBs with the BME 50. Let me know if I can answer any other questions. cbk