stratkat64,
just for the record...I have sanded after coat two and three but have not done the final wetsand before buffing.
The original red finish was on a different truck...a 53 3600 that I owned before Blue...I loved that patina too!!

Chuck

Blue 50

1950 3100 w/57 235
Patrick’s Saginaw 4 speed and 3:55 rear end