very basic question on paint.

As bad as the first coat I put on looked, that is how nice the 2nd coat looks. Heck, I may have found a new profession (yea, right). I will be putting on the 3rd coat, directly. I do not think any additional coats of paint will be necessary. Then a 24 hours cure and on to Cut and Buff
You'll have trouble with a cut and buff on SS metallic