I just spent 20 minutes in the garage, untaping the flywheels and washing any blue paint off the sides of the flywheels. The paint always "migrates" under the tape edges when you are masking off steel, and if you don't catch it just at the right time it is very difficult to clean off-----leaves a ragged looking edge. You want the parts dry enough that the paint won't stick to your fingers, but still not absolutely dry. A rag wrapped over the end of your finger and wetted with paint thinners works excellent for this, but it's a rather delicate process. Someone asked if I was going to clearcoat the polished face and edges of the flywheels, and I said no, because all of the polishing compounds you use are wax based and will protect it from rusting.--That is still correct---But--if you are going to paint the flywheels you have to be sure and remove all of the wax first with strong laquer thinners. So--consequently, when my paint is fully cured I will apply a bit more "final polish" compound to the unpainted surfaces.
