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Having had less-than-ideal results with a Spray.bike paint job, I'm curious about trying your brush-on method. After all the stripping and sanding and spraying and clear-coating and polishing, etc, I swore I'd just get the next one powder-coated somewhere..... But the powder-coaters I've found locally either aren't interested in doing a bike frame or want $200-300 (with the caveat that 'I've never done a bike frame, so no guarantees......") for the job. Does the penetrol level out the brush-marks? How fast do you have to work? Have you tried mixing Rustoleum colors? Any other tips & tricks?