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hey EXIt, how many coats of the red did u put on to completely cover the color underneath? jw cause im on my 4th coat and i can still see where i sanded down parts, etc, maybe im putting them on too thin? not sure but im mixing the paint 20% spirits, 80% paint. does that seem right?



Well, I think I covered most of the car with about 10 coats. For some reason I could never get the dark spots on the roof to be covered. Even after 12 coats I think I could still see the dark areas.

The sides LOOKED ok to me, but only the roof had light on it, so maybe the sides were still showing dark spots too, but I just couldn't see it. not sure.

I think the mixture you're using is much thicker than the one I was using (reason for my having to use so many coats), but I found the thinner it went on, the less orange peel there was. It's a tradeoff - more coats vs. more wetsanding between coats to get rid of orange peel.