about 15 min.

Start spraying 3 clear light coats, about 15-20 min apart @ about 80deg, depending on outside temp. On the 4th coat little heavy last coat heavy. Each coat becomes more sticky so in theory the last will be really tacky so less chance of runs.
This method has worked very well for me.

Please note I'm not a professional painter. I have learned this by time and lots of mistakes.

Thank you mdscott for the reply and tips.

Jim

Thanks much Mark and Swoop...yes originality is where I'm headed so no paint then...

Heres mine I had matched by a paint supplier in the UK

Any colour match for a purple 72 LT2 100 ?

Pretty cool to look at all the awesome paint jobs

I researched this in the past and thought the toreador red bfm0344 ford duplicolor was a good match for brilliant red. What do you think of it vs the darker bfm 0373 darker. Would this need to be painted white, striped, silver, then topcoat red? Little milo may can elaborate on his process. I remember the old thread.

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Great Thread!
I think I went through all pages before asking, but a question on my DT175MX that I want to spray white, would this be the same paint as the post on the DT1 pearl white posted on page 3? That sort of looks metallic To me and wondered if anyone could advise before I buy?
TIA.

I've never owned either but from pictures the mx175 doesn't look as metallic as the dt1 pearl white.

In the UK I was unable to purchase the DE 1615 paint recommended for the fenders so I went with a matched 2K paint and I think the results are spot on.
The picture below shows my fender on my RT1 which I painted and the fender off my CT1 with the original silver which has been protected by the mud flap.
As a direct comparison I think it's very good in the low level of gloss too.