Your very right !
Prep work is 90% of the paint job, the shiny stuff just makes it all the better

I think if you try PPG's Deltron DBU or DBC BC/CC system you would be impressed.
Its what they call a wet on wet product, flash time between base coats are fast ,5-15 min. Then 15-30 min between base & clear. Then you can shoot 2-3 coats of clear, with 5-15 min flash between coats of clear.

I mix my own color at work as I have a mix bank & what these kids mixing paint dont relise is that a few extra grams of a certian color or lack of ,will make the color way off .
Plus most colors have several variances & that makes it even funner matching paint on a car now days.

You mention TOXIC, you ought to smell the NCP 271 primer I use,
It is the most god awful smelling stuff around. If you take your mask off to fast when there is still a tad of overspray around , it gives you that feeling in your mouth that you just siphoned gas..........LOL

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