Can painting 3

As today was wall to wall sunshine rather than the dull cloud forecast, I decided to tackle the coach lines.

I spent ages masking up -- the fact that the can's sides slope inwards makes things difficult -- and trying to ensure that the tape was stuck down properly.  As soon as I started painting, though, I could see that some paint was getting behind the masking tape.  This signwriting paint dries very quickly though, so I peeled off the tape and spent a lot of time cleaning up the edges with a rag and some white spirit.  They're not as neat as I'd have liked, but not too bad -- better than I could have done freehand, anyway.  Trying something like this certainly promotes admiration for those who paint things professionally.  You really can see the difference!

Now all I need to do is take the can to the boat, and see how it looks.