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After three long days the Toy has a new coat of skin. Being a first time painter I probably was much slower than most of you experienced guys. After 3 coats of 2k high build and wet sanding I sprayed a coat of epoxy sealer on it Friday to seal evrything and give a good bonding surface for the base coat. Next I sprayed 3 coats of base and then finished it up with 3 coats of clear. The base coat was Toyota Metalic Slate. After talking to several folks and many tried talking me out of spraying metalic being a newbie I painted the first 2 coats completely unassembled. For the final coat I hung the doors back on the body, kick vents, gas filler cover and hung the front aprons from the ceiling in line with front cowl so that the metalc would all line up with my pattern spray. It was new to me but the guys at the paint shop talked me into a Lymco paint and clear. I was pleased with how it flowed and have no issues with the finished results. I have to say it turned out way better than I ever hoped for being a first time sprayer. Hope you like the new color. Next I get to cut and buff after I let it cure and then start the new wiring and reassembly. Going to take several more of these!!