Looking into doing my first paint job next year.
Shooting top coats require skill.
100% ^^. Maybe not so much in a backyard scenario, but try being a painter in a bodyshop that deals primarily with insurance jobs, there is NO time allowed to cut and polish every job so you better make sure you get your clear coat laying properly and as clean as possible, and thats after you make sure you have a good colormatch, AND getting your metallics to lay evenly, AND getting an invisible blend.
Even Will from GYC is just an applicator, he could never cut it in a regular bodyshop without some revamping of his skillset.
0The prep is always the key as is always stressed, and that takes skill (knowledge), and much work!!!!
I always said preppers werent given enough credit in the paint dept, they will make or break the final outcome of the job; painters tend to get all the glory, but neither one can ensure a good quality job without the other.
There are reasons a spray booth will give better results than .......
Again, totally agree
But, a good painter can get just as good results in a garage. Been there and seen it in different garage and painters over the decades.....but it took then many years to learn the tricks!!! and that was before bc/cc !
Ive only ever shot one vehicle in a garage, single stage white, ugh, swore Id never do it again.
Solid, non metallic, I would go with a good single stage.
Yup, and if you really want some balls in your paint, throw a couple of clear over top of the SS, after allowing proper flashtime(depending on paint system), or wetsanding the SS after fully cured and then clearing. Did that to my dads black 81 Z28. wow, did that ever look wet and deep.