I expect it's a mid-grade product, but I figured that I would ask the collective. Dura-Gold is everywhere, so it's easy to get. But is it any good? Better than Harbor Freight, not as good as 3M? Fine for a daily driver, not worth the time/money for a nice project? Any experience?

I watched Aaron's review of the Porphis PRD-817 spray gun recently, and after he got it dialed in, he seemed to like it for clearcoat. I have pretty much zero experience painting. I do have the Black Widow HTE, but I saw some guys on YouTube talking about it laying down material more slowly. My current project is a 1986 F150, and I will be spraying the entire truck and that is a lot of surface area. Since I have a bunch of projects in my future that will need painting, I was wondering would it be worth it to get the PRD-817 to use as a dedicated clear gun? Also, I wonder where Aaron would put it in his rankings of guns he's used. I know he really like the Black Widow HTE. Should I just stick with that? Thoughts, anyone?

Located in southwestern Virginia. Started with the airbrush and my projects keep growing in size. Haven't painted a full car since my teens but have recently done a couple panels. My end goal is to do a full custom paint on one of my project cars.

As I was progressing through the safety lesson pertaining to paint storage, it mentioned a metal fire proof cabinet as the preferred option. I agree this is a great option, but for the hobbyist, those can be quite the investment… I wanted to share a dirt-cheap alternative that I’m using. Would love everyone’s thoughts. If there’s something I’m overlooking… I want to be safe, and will gladly spend the $ if it’s needed- it’s a lot cheaper than replacing a house or shop. I use an old retired refrigerator, it’s insulated so the temperature is stabilized, and would certainly protect from fires. It has a self-closing door, and would also contain spills.

So, my big project is to repaint my '64 Ford Ranchero. Currently, it's silver, with a lighter silver for accents. I've decided to repaint it silver, but with black pearl accents instead. The accents will be the hood and side double-dips. My question is on the black pearl. Do I buy pre-pearled black, do I mix in pearl into the black on my own, or do I spray the black, and mix the pearl into the clear? If the last, do I clear over the "pearlized clear?" For anyone asking, yes, I do have to repaint. The clear is destroyed. No, I know, I can't just re-clear.