I've done all prepping and cleaning (which is really minimal) on my kit too. It was primed with TAMIYA primer and also I ordered and received all my alclad products. Black gloss base is on, waiting to do the stainless steel color next then aqua gloss.
I basically copied Duran's process as I wanted to know about alclad anyway and it had been a while since I had used the airbrush (as in 6-7 years).
I also plan on casting Dave's rubber grips - already has his permission - into amber translucent as I really want that look on the kit!
If Dave wants for us to show progress in his thread, I can post pics, else we'll keep that thread clean.