Of all the punch-list items a project car can have, none of them take as much time, skill, or patience as doing body and paint. Building an engine or even fabricating a chassis doesn't come close.
Until recently, people rarely referred to paint in terms of performance. Performance described how well a vehicle accelerated, cornered, or braked. But paint? Unless you were building a show car, it ...
After toiling away for months, it's hard not to start rushing to finish things up after painting your project. Problem is, after that last coat of clear has been applied, there are a few more steps ...