That's exactly what I did too. I tried the gloss black, but (duh) it revealed all my amatuer body work. plus I got a bunch of bugs caught in it. I did like 6 coats gloss on the hood, and really worked on it but just couldn't get it to a level that I though would pass as a "real" paint job. Black is SO hard, I have MUCH respect for Aussi and others that have made it work.

The gloss is a fine base for Satin, so you could just try the gloss, if it turns out good then keep it if not, then just scuff and throw down a few coats of satin and be done with it until you win the lottery and can get a 5k paint job.

Here are some more pics:

http://s150.photobucket.com/albums/s97/gfeighny/

Sorry, the resolution isn't great. If you email me (gfeighny AT gmail dot com) I'll send you the full resolution.