Rear Fuselage covered by the Canopy Skirt

[dbaflyer]

The area of the fuselage at the baggage bulk-head and covered by the rear canopy skirt. Do most people paint this before the final install of the canopy? Once the canopy is complete and rear skirt is riveted on I don't see how anything could be done with it.

[RV7AJeremy]

I would think the canopy will be removed durning painting. It's not hard to pull it off.

[JohnInReno]

If this is a slider, I routinely remove the canopy for annual condition inspection.

[dbaflyer]

it is a slider. I have taken apart and reassembled the canopy so many times already, it didn't even occur that removing it later was part of the norm. There are so many things you just want to have "done" and not have to revisit. Now my expectations are set and I have time to absorb and get used to that idea.

Thanks.