I took a munth long break from my Brightside white over black paint job while I concentrated on bigger and better things. I have 3 coats on most of the car. The trunk lid and the areas below the front and rear bumpers still need to be painted. Yesterday I realized the car really needed a bath. It was a good opportunity to snap up some pics of the month old pain. Everything except for the sun roof is as it came off the roller. The sunroof was hand sanded and polished with mixed results. At this point I'm not even sure I going to bother with sanding and polishing the rest of the car. The while paint hides the flaws very very well. On to the pics.

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The devil is in the details so here's all the detail shots. This car hasn't been sanded, polished or waxed. Just a quick wash.
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The trunk lid only has 2 coats in stead of 3 like the rest of the car. You can still see where the paint is too think in the dark lines going across.
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I've been sporting that blue masking tape for a month now.
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Original 20 year old factory paint on the volvo. The wet look.
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