Well,

I guess it more or less confidence . . .or the lack of it. I am always unsure if I have the consistency correct (to thin vs to thick) never really sure about the pressure etc. I would love a product that was ready to spray (I think I have the right technique, holding the gun parallel to the work, start spraying prior to getting to the piece in your hand motion and not stopping until you are past the piece being painted etc), and dried quickly. I never had problems sprying dope, or laquer . . .but I would like to try the base coat clear coat products . . .I just do not want to spend the big bucks to "experiment and mess something up." I know that is not a good answer but it is the truth. I have been building since I was ten, thus for the past 22 years my building had progressed to what I would call excellent, and I love covering as I feel that I achieve excellent results . . .my problem is with painting . . .my last project I used percest paint and got a "good to ok" finish, but I see so many people have just wonderful finishes and they tell em it is "base coat clear coat." I am lucky to have a great automotive finisher (neighbor owns the repair shop) and he told me that he would clear nay thig I would like cleared as the parts I have are always small in comparison to what he is painting , and he probably throughs more product away than he would use on a 1/3 scale cowl, and wheel pants.

With all of that said what is it like to work with automotive paints? do they require reducing, or thinning? What pressure should I use? Do they cure, or dry fast? Is it pretty easy to spray the base coat? I guess I am just not confident with the spray equipment. Or what I need to go to the automotive paint shop and ask for?