The resin finally hardened but it took 1 &1/2 days. I had 2 one gallon cans. I think it was the older can that gave me trouble.
In keeping with the nostalgic look, I went online and searched for pictures of early funnycars. Most I saw had black headers and silver seemed like the next most common color. - But I did see a few painted gold. I like the bright look of the gold too.
As far as body paint, if I do paint it myself (and I'm almost certain I will) I won't do a quickie job like I did on the '72 Duster.