Ok, I'm speaking generically, not knowing the exact products you are using. If you have a good paint store, they guys there should be able to give you some specifics....if all else fails read the instructions! I like to shoot a coat of sealer on right before the paint. Usually on your final sand on the primer you burn through to the primer here and there. The sealer just covers up everything and gives you a nice single color base (usually light gray). I think I used a urethane on Miss Morgan. Then you let it flash.....which means spray it on, then let it "dry". More or less you should be able to stick your finger on an area you have taped off, and no paint sticks to your finger. Same thing for between coats of paint. I think I let my sealer flash for about 15 minutes or so. (the sealer may give you a time at 70 degrees also). The important thing to understand is the sealer, paint and clear are going to chemically bond, since they are still green. If you let one of them set over night, you will have to sand them to get a mechanical bond. You don't want to do that! So get ready for a long day! After the sealer flashes, apply your first color. I typically do the accent color or stripe color. Don't tape off the are where the field color goes, just let it bleed over on to it. Depending on the color and if it is a metallic 2 to 3 coats. Just make sure you don't have any light spots. The last coat of a metallic should be "fogged on".....hold the gun back a little father than normal. This will help you to avoid stripes in the metallic. Let that coat flash or tack up, same thing different term. The base will try super fast, but it should set about 30 minutes or so. Then you can tape off the area where you want the accent color. Use the 3M green tape, its expensive, but so is the paint. Make sure you get all of the tape seams nice and tight, if you don't the overspray will find a way through! Next shoot your field color. Let it tack up, then take the paper off the accent. Clear everything, I did 3 coats on Miss Morgan. Careful, the clear is a lot more likely to run. Just put on nice even wet coats. If you do get a run in the clear, you can wet sand it out (carefully) later. Don't try to "fix it" while its wet....you will just make a bigger mess! I did the bottom of mine, flipped it over and taped it off (I actuall taped from the hull to the floor all the way around) then shot the top. So two long days, lol!
