On Sunday I had everything (frame, firewall, gas tank cover, grill shell, gas tank mounting straps) ready and primed them, but by the time they were done it was 4pm and instead of shooting color and clear late into the night I decided to let it rest overnight....
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Monday I woke early to the sound of showers, and then shortly after Chase & I got up, got the paper and were back inside the skies opened, things got dark again and we had a good old thunderstorm. Rain through the day, so no painting, and then Tuesday brought the threat of rain all day, with showers late in the day and fog for this morning. I waited for the fog to cook off and the temperature to come up a bit, and mid-morning went out to scuff the primer, wipe everything with wax & grease remover to clean it up, and was spraying by 10:30 or so.
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Everything is blue! It's not near perfect, but it's blue and it'll do! The plan is to roll the differential & attached ladder bars into the booth, clean them up and patch any dings in the black, then clear them. I decided to leave them black as opposed to stripping them back and starting over. I like the contrast.

Once those are cleared I can put things together for the last time, then easily mask off the frame, firewall and gas tank cover to shoot the body in place. Then wire, fire, some upholstery and go for a spin!