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A couple questions--first, how long does each coat take? I know it's somewhat dependent on the particular vehicle. I'm looking at either late nights or early mornings so I want to know how much earlier I'm going to have to wake up for this. Can't wait to start, although I may do my upholstery first.

Also, I looked around a bit, but didn't find much on upholstery. I'd love to see a forum that was so friendly to the quality and budget-minded DIY-er, but with an upholstery bent as I need to do that, too. Anyone see info on upholstery around?

OK--one more question. Any of these paint jobs in San Diego? I'd love to see one.



I have been unable to do one complete coat (as in the whole car) at once, for a few reasons.

-The paint in my tray will start to get gummy before I can apply a coat for the whole car

-I need to really watch what I put down on vertical surfaces so I can roller over it, as needed, to get rid of runs- if I do the whole car I can't give the vertical areas the individual attention they need.

Far easier to do it in manageable sections, i.e. just the roof, or just the hood, or just a side of doors. And then after I get that done I can mixup some more and do another section where the 1st is drying (like I could do the trunklid, then after that mix more and do the hood, then a fender, etc). In two hours I can cover most of the car when split up, not counting mixing or prep work time.