Beaverton is cool, I used to live on Allen Ave. I really miss it, especially the Summers.

Anybody see a problem with the method I suggested above, which eliminates wet sanding between coats?

My idea was, do all your body work, then sand with 120, then 220, and then 400. The a coat of primer, followed by two light coats a day of your thinned out paint until you have 6-8 coats down. Give it a week or two or maybe three to completely dry.

Then start your wet sanding, beginning with 600 (400 for especially rough areas) followed by 800, then 1000, then 1500. Then do your buffing with Turtle Wax compound, then wax.

I really don't see the point of all that wet sanding between coats, why not wait until all your paint is down and dry?

I found I was spending hours wet sanding off a lot of the paint I had just applied, then I would lay down another coat and the paint would look just as rough as it did before I sanded. Seemed like a waste of time (and paint) to me.