It is August 2017, 10 months since I started on the build (but 3 months of work).
I convince myself that as I have successfully got this far in the build, unassisted ... I can try my hand in spraying the top coat too.
[Spoiler alert ... 2nd mistake looming]
I mask off the car (but nothing else in the garage!) in preparation for some colour ...
I thought it best to test my spraying skills first on the underside of the boot lid ...
To be fair, it looked OK to me. Good enough to continue.
[Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but foresight is better!]