They are primed one coat inside and out. I'll sand lightly and patch with autobody filler and add another coat of primer on the outside tomorrow. Heating the garage with space heaters and a fan is a bitch. Could only get it up to 12C or so. Gotta be patient and let the primer do its thing.... Darn the cold.

The baltic birch is a go. Looks like we'll be cutting strips 1" wide on 45 degree angles and using the laminations as a feature to wrap the sides and back before applying the high gloss clear. Should be sharp if we dont muck it up. Similar to this without the inlay.