Even an average paint job on a perfectly prepped surface will look better than a perfect paint job on an average surface.
Surface prep is EVERYTHING in painting. Unfortunatetly, it's an art form that has to be learned over many years.
Couldn't agree more with the advice to never think paint is going to be thick enough to hide something. In fact, quite the opposite is true, it's just going to make the flaw shiny!
Of course, spraying is also everything in painting too - and that takes many years to learn as well.
Your work looks great in the pictures. But, we can all understand wanting to be better at it.
The problem is, you can't buy the solution. Or even learn the answers from others. A better paint, or a better spray gun might make slight differences, but you'll never by fully happy with the results.
The answer is, if you want to be better at body work, you've got to do it constantly. Over and over again.
Any "show quality" tractor you see has either been painted by a professional, or by one REAL lucky hack that had great metal to start with, and got lucky with the sprayer.
So, I'm not saying to give up - but just keep things in persepective. The pro's are expensive, and you'll appreciate why the more you try to improve yourself.
Meanwhile, check out the paint/bodywork forum on this site. There are a ton of real knowledgeable guys over there.
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