Yes, I realize that my first post fanning the primer wars might not have endeared me, but it is something that I was very currious about. Often (as this survey shows) by reading posts (Great information in my opinion as to all the pro's and con's of priming), and by reading some of the popular building blogs, I had the impression that 60-70% were using epoxy based primers (definately the most protection), and 30-40% were using self etching. So far that appears to be the oposite of what is actually being done, with the majority using self etching. I do totaly agree that where your plane is going to be based should have a impact on it.
In the future I will probably put up a lot more surveys about mods that I am considering, as it is nice to know if you are going way out on a limb with a mod that you read about, or if it is somewhat common... Such as rudder trim, many people blog about different rudder trim mod's, but how many people are actually doing them? If 80% are adding some sort of rudder trim after the fact, then I should probably add it while I build. If only 20% are, then I might wait until I get it flying and determine myself if I think it is needed.
(I have rudder trim on my 182 and never change it).
I wish this site had a whole survey section that all sorts of common mods and techniques were listed. (Such as how much deburring,priming, self painting... people are doing)
Bill