4.5 hours.
I brought the newly painted cowl back to the airport and yes, it looks way more badass in olive drab than pink. I also took care of some things that have been bothering me for a while but never got around to doing. I re-did the cotter pin on the prop pitch control on the quadrant because I’d forgotten to put a washer between the pin and the lever. This is now fixed. The left control stick now has a cotter pin as well.
After that it was the endless tedium of safety-wiring a bunch of hose clamps and other fittings. I hate safety wire, but I can’t argue the fact that it can keep you from having a really interesting day. I think I got most everything on the right side. I’ll do the left side next time.
I also need to make an appointment with Randy to get my avionics calibrated, but I’ll have to wait until Monday.