After stripping the paint..
- used 220 to take off any remaining paint
-smoothed over with 400, then washed the entire piece in dish soap
-primered 3 coats, sanded with 400 then wetsanded 600, gave it another wash
- base coat, wetsanded several areas with 1000/1500 depending on the roughness (i dont think sanding at this point is necessary, and it kinda messes up the paint.)
-gloss, then polish with rubbing compound.
I ordered my paint from:
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/spray_paint.asp
Used 1 can primer, 1 can base, 1 can gloss. Also got the little trigger assembly. Makes the painting a hell of a lot easier+ smoother.
I will do pictures tomorrow morning. kinda dark now.