not to thread jack here but i am in the same situation at the moment, I have a shockwave 36 i just finished sanding all down, its ready for paint, should i lay down a coat of white gelcoat on it first than airbrush my designs onto the boat, followed by a clear gelcoat? or just put a white base down to paint my art on followed by a clear of some sort? I dont have any experience in air brushing or spraying any paint other than paint cans. I do have to guns i got from my ex step father who was a painter, one is a devillbliss he used for primer the other im not sure the brand or what he used it for, both still work but are not gravity feed. any help for which way to go about painted would be appreicated, I also have a 42" sprint cat that i need to sand down smooth out than paint as well. but I do need to know where to start at, white gelcoat base or white paint base, airbrush or spray what i want, than clear gelcoat or just a clear coat.