Made some good progress on the tank this week. Got a coat of primer on it and found that spot putty was needed in a couple of places, mostly for pinholes where there were larger batches of body filler:
Sanding, sanding, and some more sanding...
I ended up doing two cycles of primer and putty, before finally applying a sealer, sanding the whole time, but it is looking pretty good!
Time to get Dad's PVC paint booth put together...
I love this design because it is wrapped in plastic painting drop sheet. A pack of three big sheets at Lowes is $4.98. When you are finished you just throw it away, overspray mess and all. Also, the collapsed poles are easy to store.
Onto the base coat. I am using templates from Diablo Cycle, so the white came first.
And this is where I got into a bit of a jam... The reality of how difficult it would be to apply this paint mask hit me. I have never done anything like this before and it looks HARD! The mask is cutout onto a 3M masking tape.
So... I am wondering if anyone who has been down this road has any tips for me? My big question is where is the best place to start laying down the template? I have also read about shooting a little clear over the mask to help prevent bleeding, thoughts on that? I have looked on some online videos and can't really find anything that is much help. Any feedback would be
so greatly appreciated!