Years ago I started with lacquer, and eventually had about 350 cans of it on the shelf. The problem was that the industry eventually phased it out. I was trying to combine paints, and figure out how I could use them together. It never worked out 100%. Eventually I found that I could not get any late model colors mixed....only one store in this town of 800,000 people, had a lacquer mixing system.... and they only had one customer! Me. :-)

The problem was that every paint sprays and acts different, so when I finally had to switch, I had to go through about a year of figuring out what products I liked, and how to get the best out of them. I still have a problem pop up once in a while, as I try different things. It is easier if you just start with the products that will be here for the next 20-40 years, and go through the "learning phase" once.

Waterbase will eventually take over, but that is a long ways away (unless you are on the left coast) and they haven't got it working well yet. Everyone I hear from says it it harder to use, and they still have you finish it with Urethane clears.