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- 1971 Mustang Mach 1 351c FMX trans and 9 inch rear end
I ran over to the body shop first thing this morning to get my parts out of the paint booth and clean up the booth so I took a couple quick pics of my newly re-painted decklid. I put a good sized run in the paint on the decklid and the mirror heads both had transparent spots in the base coat on the side of the mirror heads was facing down when I first sprayed the complete car.![Disappointed face :disappointed: 😞](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61e.png)
At least I try to learn from my mistakes, both issues were a result of my setting myself up for failure. The mirror heads were too close to the ground (duh) to get proper coverage (see pic 1), the transparent spots were on the side facing the floor. As far as the decklid, there is no wonder why the paint was prone to run on the back of the decklid with the way I set it up (see pic 2) . I also have a bad habit that a lot of friends that are painters say they also have. It is when
I know I am done and everything got a nice even coat, but... there is just a little paint left in the gun and I hate to waste it, and then bam, runner, haha.
![Mach 1 847.jpg Mach 1 847.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/84/84748-542522023ac9f93b9198770e96257b21.jpg)
![Mach 1 857a.jpg Mach 1 857a.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/84/84749-d4d2086a911eb4936acde7d411b2e71d.jpg)
I block sanded out the run on the deck lid and repainted the decklid and the mirror heads on Saturday morning.
They all turned out much better this time.
It's like glass now, LOL.![Laugh :LOL: :LOL:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![Mach 1 994.jpg Mach 1 994.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/84/84746-82198b9fd8931a49974038d9d3792b7d.jpg)
![Mach 1 995.jpg Mach 1 995.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/84/84747-063f3d0dd1ec133ffa7c2f3db8204d1c.jpg)
![Disappointed face :disappointed: 😞](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61e.png)
At least I try to learn from my mistakes, both issues were a result of my setting myself up for failure. The mirror heads were too close to the ground (duh) to get proper coverage (see pic 1), the transparent spots were on the side facing the floor. As far as the decklid, there is no wonder why the paint was prone to run on the back of the decklid with the way I set it up (see pic 2) . I also have a bad habit that a lot of friends that are painters say they also have. It is when
I know I am done and everything got a nice even coat, but... there is just a little paint left in the gun and I hate to waste it, and then bam, runner, haha.
![Mach 1 847.jpg Mach 1 847.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/84/84748-542522023ac9f93b9198770e96257b21.jpg)
![Mach 1 857a.jpg Mach 1 857a.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/84/84749-d4d2086a911eb4936acde7d411b2e71d.jpg)
I block sanded out the run on the deck lid and repainted the decklid and the mirror heads on Saturday morning.
They all turned out much better this time.
It's like glass now, LOL.
![Mach 1 994.jpg Mach 1 994.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/84/84746-82198b9fd8931a49974038d9d3792b7d.jpg)
![Mach 1 995.jpg Mach 1 995.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/84/84747-063f3d0dd1ec133ffa7c2f3db8204d1c.jpg)
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