Sam, haven't heard from GM now that you mention it. Hope he is doing well also. As for the stripes, you typically do the accent color first, then the main color. That is done primary because the accents give you less area to tape off. You should be able (I think) to break the paint, upper and lower at the rub rail. I did that on Miss Morgan, even though the stripe is above and below the rub rail.
I kind of like using base clear for stripes like GM did, but a single stage will work also. I think you have a single stage paint, doesn't require the clear? The base on a B/C finish drys almost immediately, which allows you to tape off and paint the next color after about 30 minutes. Once you have both colors on, you shoot the clear. Just allows everything to happen in one day, no sanding
With the single stage, you paint the accent color, wait at least a day, they tape off and paint the other color. The part that is a pain, is that you have to sand accent paint over spray any place you have it under the main color.
I have seen a few people try to tape off the area around the accent and paint it Then try to tape off the paint along the same line, to cover up the accent, then paint the main color. That save the sanding, but it never seems to turn out well. trying the tape off the same line twice is almost impossible.
I'll quit babbling now.....its the coffee
