Hello Gordon,
Excelent custom as allways ! You allways do such a good job on the paint work that you really can't tell that it has been painted. Where do you do your painting Gordon ? I allways do my painting outside but find that the 'atmosphere' has a lot of effect on the paint. I tried varnishing something a while ago and it was either too hot or too cold and in the end the varnish came out looking like it had a very fine layer of mist on the surface 
Tim
Hi Tim,
Thanks for your kind comments.
For painting I use the garage with lots of dust sheets down as I painted the garage floor this year in a nice shiny orangey/red finish so it looks smart to prospective house buyers. I always see that the parts to be painted are dry and warm, letting them warm up in the dining room in the sun. If there isn't enough sun, then I use a hairdryer on low heat. I let the paint sprays warm up inside too, but not letting them get too hot as I don't want them exploding and decorating the dining room walls!
To get a good
shine (I just noticed the typo here and corrected it), it's important to paint when it is warm (16C or 61F minimum) and dry. Moisture or dampness in the air will give the surface a "bloom" (that's the "mist" you mention) which you can't get rid of. That's why I choose warm, dry days and paint inside. (Painting inside has the added advantage that it can be dry inside while a bit damp outside. I only paint outside if it's still, warm and dry.
For painting, I wear overalls, a face mask (two actually, a soft material one with a proper 3M filter type over that) and goggles (to keep the paint spray off my glasses).
The blue paint on this custom was made to order as it had to be RAL 5002 by Halfords using their minimix professional system. It's £10.99 for 300ml but it is an excellent paint to work with and the can has a very fine and broad spray pattern which largely accounts for the good finish. I intend to have even standard colours such as white made up using the minimix system in future because it is so good.
