Well, the plan yesterday was to install a new GM style headlight switch to replace the off-the-shelf two position headlight switch I have but, as with many well-laid plans, I realized that was missing some components so I had to pick another direction.
What I ended up doing was finally painting the heater box and blower box for the interior of the Grumman. I had purchased some gold metal flake paint quite some time ago, but ended up having to work on more essential things until now. The nice thing about being able to paint means I'm actually closer to done with the essentials and can focus more on the smaller and more fun bits!
The first pick is of the vertical defroster vent which I painted last year in flat black. That's going to stay that color.
The other photos are of the gold metal flake paint I used with a 2K clear I bought from Kustom Canz. I like the quality of the product. It sprayed well, other than every once in awhile the tops were spitting, but it was manageable.
One can of their black base coat was more than enough for the two pieces given that I had also primered them in the same color. One can of gold flake was emptied getting the results you see in the pics on the two pieces. I'm happy with the results and will say the pictures don't do them justice.
Hopefully, next week I'll be able to install them and keep moving forward!
