Thanks Todd! I mixed the paint/mineral spirits about 4 to 1 ratio. Because I see so many doing paint w/o primer, I am a bit hesitant on where the quality of my attempts are. I don't see a great amount of orange peel, however I am looking with untrained eyes. There was a spot on the hood that I had to wetsand the primer down, exposing to the original blue color. Then I painted with the yellow. I see the blue through the first coat of yellow, and it looks very transparent. I just wanted to get the input of others before I get too far and end up doing it all wrong. Guess you can say I am being overly cautious! LOL

Thanks for the compliment too on the project!

John