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One piece of advice I always tell anyone thinking about painting their own stuff. Follow the manufacturers mixing instructions to a "t". I've seen way too many new painters think they know more than the maker of the paint and over reduce, under reduce, "doctor" the hardener, etc, that can REALLY mess up your results. I worked with a guy (great airbrush artist, NEWB painter) that was trying to rush a clear job on a pick-up that he'd spent around 50 hours airbrushing (not cheap). The problem was that he only had hardener for HOT temps, so he added extra hardener, when this didn't work he added MORE hardener on the next coat, and then even more on the final coat. What he ended up with was a cottage cheese like finish that never dried, and he ended up having to strip the paint off. Then he rushed the airbrushing the second time because he was already "upside down" on the profit and the customer was NOT happy with the results.
Long story short, if you have any questions always get professional help, guessing will almost never work out.
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