Well the paint job has been finished...(kinda anyways..) but not without a few issues, oh restoration projects :/ always a fork in the road is there not? So the paint on the sides look amazing as well as on the front no problem with the blue, it comes more to the black paint. First off on the outer edges of the frame in the front when peeling off the painters tape a couple large strips of black latex decided to come off with it... surveying it I wasn't to thrilled but thinking about this a little more it's black latex, this will be very easy to get a small brush and touch up but if only it were that simple.
I haven't decided how i will fix the next problem or if I will attempt to fix it
at all for that matter but along both sides on the the very back edge is a slight line of black, what from? Well you see I taped to the edges and painted each side but what i didn't notice is that the back rounds a tad so if i remove the black i will be left with primer then i have to decide exactly just where i should be painting the blue till, seems like to much effort for something so small and barely noticeable. Though the largest problem comes from the edges and it makes me cringe to even think about it. I found that when applying the T-Molding to the sides the very edges of the paint begins to chip off :( and if i were to continue i would have this long line of cracked chips along the edges that will for sure look like shit no mater how you try to avoid it.
I stopped and have been thinking of somethings and decided I'm going to try a couple things first. I would first like to lightly run a razor around all the edges softly shaving the paint at a slant so less of it be subjected to chipping and taking more with it. another method will be looking into holding a piece of .020 ABS plastic between the edge of the molding and wood where the touch each other and using the mallet to only that point pull the plastic out and just softly push it into the groove. and lastly if all else fails I will have to resort to a touch up method and how i figure this will happen will be using the painters tape on the outer edge of the T-molding (Lower side) wrapping it around the top of the T_molding then putting it into place, from there, ever so lightly sand the chips down and reapply another coat of paint to the surface around the edges with a roller in hopes of matching the paint! Luckily enamel does not stick to the painter tape like latex.
at all for that matter but along both sides on the the very back edge is a slight line of black, what from? Well you see I taped to the edges and painted each side but what i didn't notice is that the back rounds a tad so if i remove the black i will be left with primer then i have to decide exactly just where i should be painting the blue till, seems like to much effort for something so small and barely noticeable. Though the largest problem comes from the edges and it makes me cringe to even think about it. I found that when applying the T-Molding to the sides the very edges of the paint begins to chip off :( and if i were to continue i would have this long line of cracked chips along the edges that will for sure look like shit no mater how you try to avoid it.
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