After fixing a few little blemishes, I gave the Fairlane a few mist coats of Tamiya TS-71 Smoke, followed by a flood coat, all at the usual 20 minute intervals. This gave it a nice dark gray appearance. I also scraped paint off the Ford and Fairlane lettering. While not as effective as Bare Metal Foil or other approaches to highlighting emblems and lettering, it looks good, and an eventual coat of clear will highlight it further. So it is back to the drying stage for a few days before emblems and decals get put on.
The shine and mirror image is entirely without any polishing, just the paint straight out of the can. I am pretty happy with this. (Yes, there are still a few specks of dust in the roof, but I am betting they won't show without a spotlight shining on it at a sharp angle).
Meanwhile I painted and prepped the chassis, engine and other drivetrain bits. A lot of this is rattle cans, too, but small pieces like belts and pulleys get done by hand.
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