[5280Hawk]

Thanks alot!

I used 220 grit to sand the old paint. Then I used 400 to once over everything. All of this was dry sanding. On the really flat areas I used an orbital sander, everywhere else I used blocks. the blocks i am using are a small peice of 2x4 (about 5") with the sand paper stapled to it, and an even smaller peice of 3/4" plywood that i cut 1" x 3". Anywhere there is a curve in the metal, I used my fingers to hand sand it.

After the first two coats I used 600 grit and wet sanded. after the next two coats it will be 800, then 1000, then 1500, then a once over w. 2000.

It's taken me exactly a week to get half of the coats on the hood,

takes forever for the paint to dry - you can only get one coat on a day.