New Project: 1974 2WD Shortbed

[Shady Chevy]

Thanks. I always have a lot of questions. LOL The one that I did have had to to with when I put my pinstripe paint on the edges of my graphics. I want then to be "under" the clear coat, not on top. But the way I understand it, the clear is required to activate or cure the basecoat. So I didn't think that I could go putting some pin stripe enamel directly onto the basecoat, without at least a few coats of clear first.

Maybe I am thinking wrong? Should I be using a basecoat paint for my 1/8 inch edge work between my graphics and the rest of the truck instead of some type of pinstripe enamel?

The way I have been planning is this:
1) self etch primer
2) body filler. shape with 36 grit
3) final sand of filler with 80 grit
4) high build primmer
5) sand 120 grit
6) "regular" primer
7) sand 400 grit
8) spray basecoat
9) tape off and spray all basecoat graphics
10) spray 3 coats clear
11) wet sand 800 grit
12) put all my 1/8 inch wide details with pinstripe enamel
13) spray 3 more coats clear
14) final wet sand of clear with 1000 and higher.

I have never done this before, so any advise is welcome. I am going to have to practice with an airbrush with my shadow detail work on my graphics, before I do the real thing. I will post pics of everything as I go.

Dave