Conducted a little paint test over the weekend.  Hung up the parts, on a makeshift suspension system and shot some paint.

One panel, much like the gas tank, is still giving me some trouble.  There are pits from the plastic welding that just do not want to fill.  I have a new filling/sanding primer I’ll try out on the next round.

Here is a little closer shot of the panel that did work out really nicely.  The welding is not visible with the final paint color.

I know I can achieve the desired result with the other panel, I just need to keep working on it.  So far I’m very happy with the paint color choice.   But I can tell it will take a lot of work to get a good polished result with this paint.