I finally got fed up waiting for my car to be painted, so I brought it home a couple of weeks ago. The guy was able to fix a few small dings and covered the whole body in sanding primer, but it has since sat for months.
This week I've been busy cleaning out my garage and building a "spray booth" out of PVC and EMT pipe, as well as plastic sheeting. I'll finish the final block sanding over the next couple of days and get everything ready to spray the basecoat, followed by several coats of clearcoat. I'll be supplying fresh air using three 20" box fans and house filters, and pulling out fumes and overspray using two 20" box fans/filters. I've got a 60-gallon 220V air compressor, and a Devilbiss Finishline spray gun that I've used in the past for small/panel paint repairs -- but no experience finish-painting an entire car.
I'll take plenty of pics as I progress with this paint job. I'm taking off Friday and Monday; wish me luck!