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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttocs" data-source="post: 1360068" data-attributes="member: 11896"><p>the last time I primed my car I was amazed to find a mosquito on the part as though it was trying to get blood.  Part of me wanted to just wait and watch it either slowly die, or possibly become some huge mutant that would carry me off rather then suck my blood but the painter in me made me picked it off.  Keep a pair of tweezers nearby when you do it to make it easy.  The hood is only held on with 4 bolts and it can be difficult to reach the middle and the back when on the car.  I have mine hanging from my garage door rail for painting.  To make it easier to line up when its finished prior to taking it off I drilled 2 holes through each sides mount and hood that was just big enough to fit some nails through That I found in my garage, and marked with some masking tape to ensure they are not used.  Now when I put the hood on I just leave the bolts a little loose, insert the nails and then tighten it down and I am %95 of the way to getting it aligned.  I normally need to make one more adjustment to get it perfect but one adjustment to get the hood perfect is good work.</p></blockquote><p></p>