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Originally Posted by fasterpatrick
Professionals may want to look away. This is nowhere near show caliber paint the base coat went well no big problems. 4 hours to mask the stripes, then things slowly deteriorated. My car had became a magnet for every thing that could find its way to it. Clear well that is tough thing to get right, but for the first car that I have painted since High School it could have been worse. I have climbed the four levels of Hell, 1 Body Filler, 2 Poly Surfacer, 3 Primer, and the 4th Paint and Clear. Now I have the the bonus level Cut and Buff. I really had trouble getting the clear to flow consistently on the larger areas so a cut and buff is in order I will hang the parts on the car and just worry about the parts that show. I think the stripe is a little dark maybe a bit more midnight than blue, but it pops a little more in the sun.
   
Now to find someone with the stuff to do the cut and buff and the time to help me not screw it up.
Patrick |
if there's enough clear a good guy can work wonders in the color sanding and buffing stages. I've painted two Cobra's myself............ laying stripes on an "egg" is a thrill few will ever realize.
Good luck!
Jody