onelogue- yes I sanded with 320 grit til it was a dull finish and then sprayed automotive black primer onto it. then sprayed main color onto it wetsanded once dry with 600 grit just to take any rough spots out and sprayed about 3 layers this way. then after that I sprayed the netting look. then wetsanded again very light. just enough to take rough spots out or balls of paint mixed with dust or anything. then after that the white that fades to blue and again repeat process for first layers of coats and then sprayed the center stripe 4 more times and wetsanded again very lightly. now i'm just cuttin the stencils out and then painting them and then clear coat.