A Painting Story

[Steve]

I sanded and sanded, filled and sanded, filled and... well anyway it was coming along beautiful. On went the primer so I could see the flaws...and wow it was ready. On went the black gloss with a slight green metallic fade, just enough so it would turn from black to green depending on the way you looked at it...it was gorgeous. The final coat went on fast, setup perfectly with a mirror finish. ...and then I clearcoated it. ARRGGHHHH! Not only did it completely dull my silver headlights and spoiler (which I expected it would), but it eliminated any and all color depth. I mean it just took the AHHH! to ACK! in no time flat. Devastated as I was, I learned to accept it, after all, the bodywork looked great, and the paint was pristine, even if it wasn't what I had intended. So I took my silver and repainted the spoiler and headlights and oops..screwed up the headlight, got the thinner, tried to wipe it off, it softened the clearcoat, sliver and clearcoat and papertowel stuck all over the freakin front end CRAP CRAP CRAP!

Note to self: Don't clearcoat metallic anything, and never EVER screw up on the details.

But all hope is not lost, however, as the complete cluster I created on the front end forced me to re-work, re-prime, and re-paint. Wouldn't you know it, with the extra practice, the second time around just might be better than the first.

I tried to show the finish the best I could in the pic. In a few days I'll paint the headlights again hehehe. I'm dying to get the wheels under this thing!