thanks for the info marq, i actually found some info on the website that said it could be painted over bare metal. i remember reading this post from the beginning but im trying to remember if you polished ur mclaren after u painted. i saw the pics of it but was it ever polished. im trying to achieve a oem bc.cc job , i know most oem jobs have a decent amount of orange peel btu i am not looking for a mirro rfinish but i want something fairly decent, would u say the brightside rolled w/o sanding/polishing compares? because it is hard to tell from your original pics.