Hi Anthony,

Okay so your as sick as the rest of us, going to bed with thoughts of your plane and waking to think "what's next" - WELCOME TO THE CLUB - We love guys like you, man if you ever come to Atlanta, call me and come over, we will hang out all night in the shop talking and doing. You got the energy and desire to do well.

a couple things about tape lines.....

You should be color sanding with 1200 - 1500 grit - that 600 grit will cut your color to quickly to control. I only use 600 wet on primer not color. another good tip is as soon as you shoot color rotate the plane inverted in the stand so the paint "sags" away from the tape. what happens is the paint sags along the tape line and give a heavy edge. There is no finish that has perfectly leveled tape lines period. there is always a very slight build up. Even the best paint jobs require work finishing/leveling the color before clear coat.

wet sand with 1500 paper along your tape lines. just be care not to cut through the color. You can level things when you go to clear.

You might want to shoot an extra coat of clear and then wet sand your clear coat to level your paint lines.

You could even do a 2-stage clear coat - wet sanding that first coat to level things and shoot a second coat to fill and finish.

Don't get too worried about your first plane, you will keep getting better with experience. With more experience you will get very thin coats and leveling will become less of an issue. It takes time to understand how the paints and other products work best and how to control your equipment. Remember this experience is an investment, it will pay off on your next build. Just keep moving forward...

Keep up the great work brother!