A long time ago i painted a Dodge power wagon with Arcrylic enamel and it came out great! No orange peel and no rubbing required. It really held up well to scratches and rubbed out easy when needed. If i remember right i had two coats of primer that i wet sanded and then three coats of paint. The first coat was mixed 2 to 1, 2 parts thinner and 1 part paint and then less thinner with each coat.
That was years ago and now I'm wondering what paint you guy's use and how you do it?? Thanks for any info you may want to share.

I'm no pro painter but for what it's worth here goes: Here in CA. you can't get the acrylic enamel due to EPA crap. I used it with hardner and it worked well on the small stuff it did like a Kawasaki frame and a winch mount. Today the replacement is acrilyic urethane w/hardner and thinner. It's not expensive and it used it on the hood of my commute car over clearcoat/basecoat after I sanded it with #400. It has some orange peel but is OK. I did it outside and didn't expect a perfect job but it protects and I could work on it more to get it better but on a 89 Sentra with 383,000 miles it's fine. Now, if you want to paint a good job and it's real easy to work with but costs $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ is Dupont basecoat/clearcoat Chromabase. I have a 1970 Olds 442 showcar that was painted at the prison where I work (this was a project like they do at Harrahs in Las Vegas)and the paint is great!!! The car is a 95+ point showcar and Chromabase is fantastic. I did all the final detailing like painting the rims and some touch up work after the car came home. Chromabase is easy to work with. Hope this helps.