Now that we've applied the second coat of primer, it's time to wet-sand it again to get it as smooth as possible. If you think that a third coat is needed, go right ahead. Put as many coats of primer as you see fit, just remember to wet-sand in between coats to keep that surface smooth.

Starting to look like something, isn't it? Even though it resembles a battleship, once we start with the color coats, it will really take on a whole new look!

UPDATE! There's a reason the project has been at a stand-still the last couple of years. It's an agonizing story, one of great pain and suffering, and it goes like this:

I was in the process of applying the color coats when I had just put the second coat on. It was looking real good and I was allowing it to dry on a table in my "work" shed when it was knocked off the table, scratching it heavily! I only had one can of paint left, and I knew that wouldn't be enough so I went back to the Wal-Mart that I purchased the paint from and discovered that they were out!!!! I asked when they would get more, and they didn't know. I ordered 3 more cans from them and I was told that they would be in by the end of the month. This was in July I think. End of July came, and no paint! I searched every Wal-Mart I came across and found another brand, and it wasn't even the right color!! So I called Plasti-Kote and they told me that the color that I needed was only a special color and project that they were doing with Wal-Mart. They suggested that I look in more Wal-Marts!!! Needless to say, I was getting very frustrated and angry at this time, and even considered changing colors so that I could use a more readily available brand. Just as I was about to give up, I was in a Wal-Mart in Lafayette, Indiana, when I found 5 cans on the shelf!!!!! I purchased all 5 cans, and now I should have more than enough to finish the project.

I have since moved to a new house in middle Tennessee far away from northern Indiana, and now more than ever I haven't had any time to finish this project. But updating these pages has renewed my desire in finishing it so I might have to dig everything out of the shed and finish it.