George- When i first started to build i did my painting. WE used Imron as it was the cool stuff at that time. While my paint work was acceptable I was never comfy with it. Like you I didn't paint enough to get a good feel for it. This and the hassle to establish a painting set up made me go to real painters. And I have tried a lot over the years! About 7 years ago I rau across Doug Fattic and won't go elsewhere unless he were to retire. A true master with a paint gun, has a great eye for color and is a nice guy too. He's the one who convinced me that as a builder my personal frames were the most importnt to look good. Most lay people judge the frame by it's cover. Andy.