Re: stripe and exterior paint
Posted: July 6th, 2018, 8:16 am
It can certainly be intimidating.
I haven't painted cars, but have done boat paint work plus a few houses. What I do is decide that I'm going to "prep the vehicle/boat/whatever for paint." Because that is the real job, and it takes 80%-90% of the time. If I think I'm "painting" the thing then I get all impatient to do just that. Impatient and good painting don't really mix.
So instead I spend my time prepping (since that's the job here, not painting, we don't even mention painting
), and then, eventually, "oh hey, the job is 90% done, I guess it's time to finish up by applying some paint." 
I haven't painted cars, but have done boat paint work plus a few houses. What I do is decide that I'm going to "prep the vehicle/boat/whatever for paint." Because that is the real job, and it takes 80%-90% of the time. If I think I'm "painting" the thing then I get all impatient to do just that. Impatient and good painting don't really mix.
So instead I spend my time prepping (since that's the job here, not painting, we don't even mention painting