Alan hi
thanks for clarifying
i am then using only 1k primer and then 2k paints
I did put too much primer I think as some of the nice detailing panels has primer in them now and will make them disappear so I rubbed down quite a bit with 800 paper wet
pics attached
I ended up trying to fix that by sitting a few hours wig a small fine needle scraping away the primer in those panel lines
I have note done the fuse yet so how do I get a light enough coat to cover yet not fill those panel lines ???

What red color are you using as you mention needed a special primer mixed to have the red brightness come out correctly. I am using bs381c 538( cherry red) which is the color code for the red on the 2012 display. Last thing I want is for the color not to be correct after this first project
thx
izzy