[rcnight]

I recently painted a flats boat I built with Imron. I used all DuPont products and was very pleased with the results. Its very forgiving & sprays on easily. I used my little 5 gallon 2 hp air compressor. I worked mostly indoors in a make shift spray booth. As with any paint job, the final coat is only as good as all your prep work. You can probably spend 3/4 of your time on prep with the last 1/4 actual spray time. I also thought about using Sterling and researched it as you have done. My only concern was I never actually saw a finished boat in person to judge just how good the finish was. I know what a good spray job should look like. I thought spraying would be easier for me. Cost wise, it wasn't that much more to use Imron and I got all my supplies and assistance locally. If you decide to spray, you might practice on some furniture or even some old junk cars. Either way, painting can be very satisfying. Good luck!