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My first round of spray painting was a metallic gray. As you can see, I was a little heavy-handed and impatient with the spray paint which resulted in drips and pooling. Best practices with spray paint almost always call for thin, light coats for best results. Some of the internal topography proved quite difficult to reach with the spray paint which contributed to the drips/pooling. Luckily, the drips and pooling aren't really visible from the outside of the shell, so it turned out ok. I ended up applying two coats of the metallic gray. After the paint dried, I removed the vinyl masking and the painter's tape around the cockpit. However, I left the vinyl masking for the windows in place. I used Q-tips and isopropyl alcohol to clean up any stray paint that got behind the vinyl mask.

My first round of spray painting was a metallic gray. As you can see, I was a little heavy-handed and impatient with the spray paint which resulted in drips and pooling. Best practices with spray paint almost always call for thin, light coats for best results. Some of the internal topography of my shell proved quite difficult to reach with the spray paint stream which contributed to the drips/pooling. Luckily, the drips and pooling aren't really visible from the outside of the shell, so it turned out ok. I ended up applying two coats of the metallic gray. After the paint dried, I removed the vinyl masking and the painter's tape around the cockpit. However, I left the vinyl masking for the windows in place. I used Q-tips and isopropyl alcohol to clean up any stray paint that got behind the vinyl mask.

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