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IIRC you're working on a hood ... if you da'd the paint off, you might want to hit it real quick with the same grit as the DA, but with a long-ish block. The DA takes off material very unevenly on flat surfaces, and is probably the source of your waves. Back when my dad and I were doing his 'vette over in the early 90s, we were doing bodywork, prime, and da'ing the poop out of it, we couldn't get a level surface until an old timer came over and laughed at us ... "da's are for shaping, guys ... you need to put those things down and start blocking the car out!"



A fresh recoat of Brightside Black on the hood last night. No drying problems this time, everything seems to be in order. Yup, I still have some waves, though not quite as bad as before. Since I'm pretty happy with the paint application this time, I think I can live with it, but maybe I'll get a long sanding block once I start stripping the rest of the car. I hope to get my second coat on maybe by tonight.