[RAIIIJudge]

hi, friends,

back with more Qs .. in a previous post the SPI forum was mentioned as a possible source for help. b4 I go sign up there I thought I'd try my poncho brethren again first ; )

upper dash on my 69' was flaking badly so I took it way down then primed and sanded a few times.

I've been patiently applying rattle can coats of #57 0% gloss midnight green from KolorKorrect in NJ .. and sanding between coats.

after yesterday's coat I felt there was enough paint applied and assumed I'd be able to wet sand any blotches out with 1000, 2000 and 3000 paper. I quickly realized it wasn't going to be that easy and read more about limitations of rattle cans, about wet lines and applying in varying directions.

with what little paint I had left I re sprayed and was able to improve things.

besides my Qs about dealing w/ blotches, it <seems> to me that if I wet sand any finer than 1000 that fine scratches remain and finish just becomes more mirror like which doesn't seem appropriate for a 0 gloss upper dash.

before trying to paint again should I bring dash down w/ 600 and start fresh (overlapping wet lines and varying spray angles) ? and is 1000 as fine as I should go when wet sanding?

btw close up of dash makes it appear dash is to bare metal .. it's not obviously.

thanks for the help!
mike
MA