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Okay, I have my whole truck primed with one coat etch primer and 2 coats buff primer. It went okay...let's just say it was a learning expirience . The second coat was much better. Now I am on the painting stage. The truck/body is not perfect, but neither am I so i'm not to worried . I am painting it a lighter version of 2005 GTO Yellow Jacket with arylic enamel. I painted the box today, and its looking awesome! It's also FUN! But I have one drip . My question is how do I get that drip out? I imagine that I let it dry and then wetsand it with 1000 grit? just a guess. Thanks and you all have a great day!

At autobodystore.com they sell what I think is called a nib file. A very samll file for trimming the high point of the drip while the paint is not 100% cured and then sand.

I have never done it but I read that there.

Never heard of the "nib file" but it may work. I just wait till it dries then wet-sand with a stiff back, small sanding block. If you don't have a small sanding block, just make one. You can glue the sand paper to it. If you try to use a large sanding block you may sand more area than intended.

Okay thanks guys! I will give it another couple days to fully dry. Am I kind of right with the grit? Or what do you use? Thanks again.

use 600 at first then go to 1200 or 2000 to get it even with the paint. THEN polish it out with an electric polisher and some rubbing compound.

Thanks Tab. Will do.

I got a nib file and I hate it. If i get a big run sometimes i will cut alot of it off with a razor blade. And then sand with 600 on a stiff block and then 1000 1500 2000 then some stuff that is like 5000 it is called bufflex and it lets you know what the panel is going to look like before you buff it. I have also wiped off really big runs or mistakes with reducer and then repaint.