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Almost anything is better than synthetic enamel. Try a Base coat-Clear coat approach if your wallet can stand it. The base color goes on like primer. No shine, no gloss, just color. Two medium coats and you are done. If you get a run, wait 30 minutes, wet sand the area to remove the run, then shoot the area again. Can't tell you had a problem. Then spray the clear. The clear brings out the shine and protects the base coat. If you are unsure of your abilities don't feel left out. We all started with no experience but this is the only way to learn. You really should use a hardener in acrylic enamel. There are several reason why. Faster drying, higher gloss, tougher finish, less chance of a run, and if you do get a run you can nib it off, sand and buff it out in a matter of a day or so rather than the week or more required for non-catalized paint. If you are going to use Dupont paint and want to try some sweet spraying paint, try Imron. It is an acrylic urethane and has excellent spraying properties. Goes on good and shines easier with less paint needing to be applied. Doesn't run as quickly as other paints either. Nason sprays good and cost about 2/3 of what other types of paint costs and has good results. I have used Chroma One and I have to admit I like it. Some don't. I use the Highest grade of hardener Dupont makes for mixing and I have had great results. A couple of things a beginner should keep in mind: 1)Don't get in a hurry. A tractor will take the better part of a day to paint so don't try to finish it between coffee breaks. Let the coats of paint tack up before spraying the next coat. How do you know if it is tacky enough? Easy. Wait about 30 minutes and touch a part of the tractor you have cover with masking tape with your CLEAN finger. If you get wet paint on your finger tip and strings of paint following your finger then things are still too wet. If you leave a wet finger print in the surface but remove very little or no paint, you are ready to spray the next coat. I painted my 1966 Chrysler 300 a few years ago and I started at 6 AM. I had already painted under the hood, trunk and door jambs. It was already masked, washed, dried and tacked. All I had to do was paint the outside. Three coats of paint later I left at 4 PM to let everything dry. 2)Single, light coats of paint don't shine but you can't spray all the paint at once. Let the coats build up the thickness and the shine over a period of 2 or 3 coats of paint. 3)If you have yet to buy a gun I suggest buying a decent gravity fed gun. HVLP if you want to. But I haven't had much luck with HVLP as of yet. 4)Wear a respirator not a dust mask. It is a life saver. (not the candy either!)
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