Progress from Start to Finish of the shield:
Just put the shield up and getting ready to get some much needed rest for the night, but I went ahead and uploaded my progress pics from start to finish. Here they are. Not bad for my first time attempting a project like this, and there were a few flaws along the way, a few nicks and leaks, but I'm satisfied with the end results.
Sled fresh out of the box
Stripping the powder coat after cutting off the edge
Cleaned off after first stripping
Adding the primer
Here came the first bump in the road, so we'll skip these parts and move onto after I took the sled inside to avoid any further flying particles who thought the sled looked like a good landing pad.
White coat
Marked the circles with the compass and taped up the center and white ring, added first coat of red
Taping the star into place
Red rings covered, blue paint added to center
Tape pulled, eureka!
Clear coat added, final result (for now)