[firstgenaddict]

The paint jobs were not as bad as some make them out to have been...
2 photos of an original paint 68 Z from the Camaro Nat last weekend.
The fine lacquer texture is difficult to achieve without using something as thin(viscosity) as lacquer.

That being said:
REALIZE the bodies were sprayed using guns mounted on rails which went back and forth ... the guns didn't tip when getting to the bottom of the rocker...
Buck your front end sheet metal with a 1-2" gap and do not give complete coverage on the aprons down to the engine compartment.

Other than that... if shooting a metallic and going for correct... reduce the amount of metallic by 25%. (this is from experience having colors mixed from formula or scans and shooting things judged at NCRS) also If you want a correct looking metallic you are going to have to shoot a couple of coats of clear with color mixed prior to final clear. Same with BC CC - black... if you shoot with straight clear it will not look as black as an original black lacquer so shoot 2 coats of 50% base 50% clear over the black base with clear to trap the light and make it INK BLACK. .