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Sorry about the off-topic, guys. Been working on the cowl for my Extra and this afternoon this was running through my brain. I needed a break!

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Dr. Suess preps a fiberglass cowl for paint:

What’s this? A cowl? And what’s this line?
A joining seam, thicker than a dime.
And these cooling holes aren't open
This could take some time!

Get out your Dremel, you’ll do just fine.
Get out your Dremel and grind, grind, grind.
Grind grind grind, grind grind grind.

Now for sandpaper, the dry kind.
Now sand sand sand, sand sand sand.
Watch out! The edge! Now you’ve burnished your hand!
Sand sand sand, sand sand sand.
It’s looking better, you’ve done just grand!

Now, change the grit, from 220 to fine.
Sand on that cowl, disappear that line!

Time to go out front and turn on the hose.
Don’t tell your wife, though she already knows.
Using 600 grit, and water that flows.
Sand that cowl smooth, and soak down your toes!

Sand sand sand, sand sand sand.
Smoother and smoother, the ridge disappears.
Your hands will tingle, and so will your ears.

Track water through the house.
Anger your spouse.
Find your primer, “Outside, you louse!”

Now, prime prime prime
Prime prime prime.
Watch out for the wind,
Carrying dirt and grime.

Walk away for a while and let it dry,
Try to sand too soon and you’ll cry cry cry.

Now, sand sand sand.
With wet or dry you sand.
Water running around, you color the ground
The color of primer, flows all around.

Sand sand sand, sand sand sand
What are these holes? Pits in my glass?
Dang fiberglass, this is burnin’ my *****

So you prime prime prime
Sand sand sand
Prime prime prime
Sand sand sand

You’re almost there
And it’s only taken 2 days!

GrnBrt

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Now that's way to funny!!!!! I feel the pain big time!!!!!

Flyboy Dave

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....then we can check out the 'fish eye' poem....

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Ouch, Dave... there are some things that just aren't funny! LMAO!

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Ok, well, I guess this thread is about the technique I am using to paint my cowl (and wheel pants next) so here is an update.

This morning I put on the first color coat, LustreKote Metallic Blue that is supposed to match the MonoCote Metallic Blue. I let it dry for a few hours and just did the first color-sanding on it. It looks a little lighter than the MonoCote, but I will reserve judgement until it is finished and fully cured. I also layed on the next color coat and the cowl is drying in the RC room as I type. I will do another color sanding, starting with 1000, then 1500, in the morning. Maybe late tonight, depends on how I feel. If it starts looking good I will call it good and polish it Thursday.

To this point I have no fish-eyes to report.

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Ok, 4 coats of color later... the last 3 I did not sand.

One of my clients is a large body shop and I was there this morning. I talked to the paint shop manager about the cowl and asked how best to get a good shine from the blue metallic... he said do NOT color sand metallic paint. He said the best way to get a nice finish is to lay up a nice coat of clear (3 - 4 or maybe more if I wanted), let it cure for a couple of days, then polish it up.

So, I did just that this afternoon. I layed up 4 coats of clear, spaced about 10 minutes apart. Now to let it cure and then polish her up.

As of yet, no fish-eyes to report...