Here's the great thing about two-stage paint: no matter how bad the finish looks after the clear coat is applied, you can always wet-sand over the surface and respray more clear coat to cover up runs and rough patches.
Every one of these parts looked horrible after they were first painted: the panels were rough and uneven; the headset clear coat was smooth on the top but rough on the sides; and the front fender was a complete disaster and had bare spots in the paint after I sanded down the first layer of clear.
Not to worry. After some light wet sanding and a shot of spot color to cover up bare spots in the paint, I put down a final coat of clear that this is the result!
The GP stripes took some patience. I sprayed the panels --- as well as the back of the stripes --- with some soapy water so the stripes could be moved around after application. The hardest part of the job was getting the protective paper off the top of the stripes. As you pull off the paper, the stripe will come up off the surface of the panel. So I had to go slow. As soon as the paper was off, I used a straight edge to get the air bubbles out of the stripe, let them dry, and admired my amateur-as-hell work.
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