Well, I'm learning why a good paint job is expensive. I'm also learning that I'm no painter at this point, but I'm stubborn!

Saturday morning I did the spot repair of the water mess, and it went flawlessly - two light coats of blending clear with three hours dry time, two cover coats of black followed by a coat of candy blue, and that was all dry by 12:30. Decided to cover the body and shoot the loose parts first, move them out and then clean up and shoot the body. I had found when I sanded the first coats of clear that I had some bad orange peel in a few places, one being the bottom third of the doors so I was trying hard to keep things well lit so I could get good, smooth coats. Had a couple of nasty sags on the trunk, and also on the bottom back below the trunk lid opening that I'll be working on in the 1500 sand & polish stage. Also got one sag on a door, and a nasty place on the right cowl area, just below the body molding and on one splash apron. Like I said, I've been humbled by the clear Finished at 6pm, not very happy, but another step down the line in the process.

Body still in the booth
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It'll polish!
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Loose parts in the shop -
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Light rings are something with the camera lens - don't show on the surface....
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The good splash apron, with the bad boy hiding behind.
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Drying today & tomorrow, then into sag/run repairs, re-assembly, 1500 sanding & polish. Will probably fit in a coat of single stage on the bottom side of the hood, and some sanding & clear on the bottom side of the deck lid to clean up some orange peel there, too. No rest for the weary.....