Thanks Alex!
All-in-all, i'm not sure it was worth the heavy sanding to remove the dust. the paint shell has now been sanded with Tamiya wet & dry 1000, 1500, 2000, then micromesh 3200 3600 4000, 6000, 8000, then nuvous 1, 2 & 3.
It's burnt through in 2 areas - so a quick question for those that read the posts - would you put 2 coats of 2k down? I normally do 1 mist coat - then multiple passes until it's glass like (once), so if you do 2 coats - how long would you wait between coats???
Pictures shown are fully polished now - no where near as shiny as "just sprayed".
the final picture is the wheel cowels - these skirts were masked & painted. Hopefully this is my last air-brushing on this kit - the engine bay area inside the body shell will be hand painted flat black.
Just assembly now...