It's been a while since I've posted, but this is a quick update about starting the final paint process for the Outer Dome.

As I am waiting for more parts to come in, I took the opportunity to work on prepping and painting the Outer Dome. 

It had been some time since I had last worked on the Dome, so the initial primer coat was definitely cured and reading for paint. My idea was to paint the red panels and other details first, mask all those areas up once they cure, then paint the remaining base gun metal color.

Painting the red details was the easy part. I took some 400 grit sand paper and hit all the areas that would be receiving the red paint as it's final color. Didn't care much about the other areas as they will get prepped prior to final paint.

Candy Canes? Christmas in March...

The satin finish turned out pretty well! Color is definitely what I was hoping for on the Dome.

After letting that cure, I went straight into masking up all the areas to prep for the final gunmetal color. All I did was using typical blue painters tape and covered up all the areas that would stay red. I'm hoping this works as well as I have envisioned come time to paint.

All masked up and ready for final paint! 

Now just to find some time away from work.... the weekend can't come soon enough!