Paint questions...

I almost forgot, but another tip that might save you a little $$$$$, is if you get a good tintable sealer that is close in color to your topcoat, you can cut down on the amount of basecoat you will need to achieve complete coverage. Also when you get that inevitable rock chip, they don't contrast as much as say a black car with gray primer underneath. I'm not a huge fan of tintable primer, I find that some of the toners adversely affects the sandability of the primer and clog your paper a little more, unless you're wet sanding. But then wet sanding just creates a huge mess.