Wait, @derek_ramirez, you think a smooth finish is just a smooth finish?

I get what you mean @victor_ward, but I've found those magnetic holders just create new problems. They drop stuff when you bump them and collect metal shavings. A simple hook or a strip of Velcro tape is way more reliable for holding tools.

It's wild how our brains go straight to the hardest fix first... we'll tear apart a whole wiring loom before checking if a door is open. That canopy seal thing proves how sensors live in the real world, not just on the schematics. A lot of new systems are so smart they're dumb, reacting to every little change in light or temp. Makes you wonder how many weird faults are just the plane's surroundings tricking it. Good lesson to just walk around the thing with fresh eyes before diving into the deep end.

Holy cow, your coffee budget DOUBLED?

Oh wow, I mean my uncle's place had a chimney like that. We just used a wire brush by hand and it took forever, but no way was a drill going near it.