Murky,
I see you found the thread. Thanks for the compliments!
I should have taken more pictures during the process. I had a buddy of mine bead blast all the sheet metal last fall except for the dash. I had the fenders, foot plates and battery box Line-X'd next, then painted the fenders, hood, side panels, rear cross support and grill. I used the paint from Rural King and red/brown Rustoleum primer. Wish I had done a third coat on everything like I did on the hood and dash, they came out real well. Prep is the biggest thing when painting. I did have to deal with a few small bugs here and there while I was letting the paint dry. The enamel paint really takes a while to skin over. As for time, It really didn't take that long to paint, but finding days that were warm this fall and not rainy when I had time on the weekends was the biggest challenge. Wish I had a heated workshop in addition to my non heated 3-car garage. Oh, and the over-spray is fairly heavy with that paint. I did use drop clothes but still had over-spray on a lot of things.
I'll post some more pics when it is finally done. Still need to reshape the other inner fender heal kick plate and then paint it, that's why I haven't installed them yet. I need to use it as a template to help reshape the one for the left side.
Also need to paint the rear tail light bezels and wire all the rear lights (tail, hazard,and work). I also had to make brackets for the new highback seat.
Not looking forward to stripping it all down this coming spring to paint the blue frame/gearbox and ROPS. Should look good after it's all done though.
I had the decals and paint purchased for a couple of years, but was dreading the stripping of the paint. When the offer to bead blast it came along, I didn't hesitate. Makes the metal a little rough so requires a coat or two more to get that glass look.
