That's a great write up Marq, and i have read your previous 'novels' you have posted before! And I have yet to be put to sleep!

I think that it's not as much orange peel dissappearing as it is my eye getting used to seeing the paint on the truck. As the first day or two, i wwas all over it with a fine tooth comb and looking at it from every angle. I was being my own worse critic. So, Orange peel is what i saw and that is what I got used to. As others have previously stated, I have looked at other cars in the parking lot and they don't have much less orange peel. The first coat of primer dried over night. The second sat in the direct sunlight for 3 hours (can said it could be wetsanded in about 5 hours normal drying) and then was wetsanded. I then waited about 2 hours after wetsanding to apply the first coat of paint. So, it may not be as cured as a O/N dry, but it was very strong and hard to scrape with a fingernail.

Check out this picture I took last night. You can see some blue visible from where i sanded the primer coats down exposing the original blue (old paint) and where there's some white areas(primer) - this yellow paint layer isn't as thick as may look. I think that is the white primer giving off a misperception. Also, look at the reflection of the light on the hood, it's dull but shows how little orange peel there truly is. It has been two days of sitting in the sun baking. Tomorrow I am going to begin wetsanding. The previously tested area I sanded already hardly got much sanding to expose white primer.

It's so cool though, just one coat and already people began stopping by and commenting on how good it looks. Imagine 5 more coats and a mirror finish!! I CAN'T WAIT!

Thanks for the input so far all! It's *VERY* appreciated!

John