Great thread, guys. I've been reading the replies for a month now. I have been doing a test piece on a spare fender I had with Rustoleum Professional. I decided to go with the Rustoleum because they had the brown color I was looking for.

I would post pictures of my fender, but it looks like pretty much everyone elses, in other words, I am shocked at how good it looks.

Charger69 is right in that the only way to learn this is to do it. I have been experimenting with different numbers of coats, how much mineral spirits to mix in, and different ways to wet sand. I think I am ready to take on my 1971 Ford Galaxie, but I am just going to wait until the weather gets better.

I am sure this thread will still be going strong then so I will post pics of it when I am done. Thanks also to everyone who has posted their experiences.