White Ranger Helmet: Part 7

After the Dry-Dex dried, I sanded it down as smooth as I could.  I recognized immediately (as will you) that I overlooked the importance of perfectly sanding the Celluclay coats.  Since I didn't sand it perfect, there are peaks and valleys coming up after sanding the dry wall compound.  You can see it as the gray patches in the white in the photos below that I took after about 45 minutes of sanding.

 I bought a can of primer at Wal-Mart for around 3 bucks.  You can get any color, I just think it would be wise to get a color that contrasts with the white Dry-Dex (or whatever product you decide to use).

I sprayed a single coat as evenly as possible around the entire helmet.  This is how it looked after about 20 minutes of drying. 

I can already notice the imperfections clear as day from the sanding.  It's also very obvious where the Celluclay coat is peeking through the Dry-Dex.  I'm going to let it dry overnight to see if it is too unsightly.  If so, I will use some more of the Dry-Dex over those spots and sand lightly.  The cracks just under the visor hole are still giving me trouble so I'm already going to have to use some more tomorrow anyways.  And now we wait.