First coat of paint is on. Despite the wisdom of the paint shop, a 2mm tip on the spray guy seemed to be too air hungry and above my skill level to control, so ended up using the trusty 1.4m tip touch up gun with larger paint pot. No doubt the finer tip seems to work better for low pressure spraying, and maintains a better velocity. The paint also seems to respond best by blasting a coat on, letting it cure, very finely sanding back and then doing a very careful final coat. This technique seems to work so far anyway. I call it the "heavy guide coat method" *laughs*.
So now time to wait for a few warm days and baking, then its final blast time! The dent / rust and ding repairs seem to have turned out well with panels flat and clean.
Anyone who has ever done this alone at home in a very cramped environment can image the stress and self doubt that the painting stage can cause. Or perhaps ingesting a good dose of thinners (despite industrial strength respirator), effects the brain into fantasys of neighbours calling the cops? None the less, no complaints so far *touches wood*.
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