Engine bay respray - progress

Unfortunately I only have detail photos and not the whole bay. I used a DA and mini DA to take as much as I could down to bare metal. I then used 100 lbs of crushed glass and a pot blaster to do the rest. There were a few dings that needed fixing. I just wish I had marked any extra holes before stripping it. Its a ton of work but I get to practice my method for stripping/spraying epoxy/spraying high build/block sanding 180/priming/finish sanding 600before I move on to the rest of the body.

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Does it even need high build and sanding? Being an engine bay, I'd be tempted to just shoot color over the epoxy. It looks nice as-is. Is it not?

I'm getting ready to do the trunk, window channels, and jams on my '66 and painting is one of those things that intimidates the hell out of me. I'm anxious to see how your turns out.