I wish the builder's manual had been a little more upfront about the need for metal part preparation. I would have asked for powder coating.

As it was, I used Mar-Hyde 1 step self etching primer spray followed by an epoxy coat

The hardware seen here includes the aileron bellcranks and support brackets.

Some components had minor corrosion out of the box. These I treated with Mar-Hyde "One Step"
The first step in the wing kit is to apply reinforcing fiberglass tapes to most of the intersections and joints of the prebonded wing structure.