After washing up the bird yesterday and getting her back to her deserved glory I decided that I wanted to do something a little more to liven her up some.  So I decided to try my hand at a little painting and do the CETA mod to the rear bumper.  Here are a few shots of the progress and the end result.  I am pleased with the way it came out considering I have never done any auto paint work before.  I am considering making the same changes to the side mirrors and sail panel..

Shot of the bumper as it came with the car.  All the same color as the body.

And here we go after spending some time wet sanding it with 400 grit to take the clear off.  And in some cases the original paint as well.  Oops!

Here we are after masking everything else off and washing the bumper down with alcohol in order to make sure it was clean of any contaminants.

A progress shot after laying down a few coats.  It’s starting to shape up nicely.

After letting the paint dry for a little while I removed the masking and we can get a better idea of the finished product.

And here is an outside daytime shot the next day to get a better idea of how it looks out in the real world as opposed to a bright garage.