Fixing a mole on her face

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I know I did my badges before, but I don't consider those a big deal because anyone can replace them with something easily.

Lately I've been noticing little things I wish Dodge would have done when building these trucks. Things such as color matching the tailgate handle (especially considering all the others are), painting the pinch weld along the bottom black to make it disappear, and painting the antenna base to match the truck.

Decided I would tackle the smallest of those projects and see if I could actually do some good sanding for a smooth texture and paint.

Sanded smooth. Used three different types of sandpaper and just stepped it down as I went. Then cleaned and dried thoroughly.



Rigged up my own way of holding the part in the air but with some rigidity so that I could keep it from swaying. Nothing an old hanger couldn't fix.

First coat (thin) of primer.




After the final (third) coat of primer.




Here is the primer sanded but not yet cleaned.



First coat of true color matched paint.



After the final (third) layer of paint.



The problem I've run into here is that the Duplicolor automotive clear caused the paint to darken a couple shades. Another member (musclemckeester) used Rustoleum automotive clear and it apparently did not have the same effect. However, I can't find any in my area. I've checked the Walmart closest to me, Autozone, O'Reilly, and still nothing. I'm thinking of hopping on my bike and riding over to the other Walmart to see if they have it.