Finishing question for deecee

Also, what kind of paint do you use?

Your very welcome mate.  
I only use automotive acrylic paints, from the primer, colors, and clear coat.  Duplicolor is a good way to start,  but it is better used through an airbrush,
as you have more control, as the cans do tend to go on a bit thick. I decant it into my airbrush jar as i need it, it stays fresh in the can then. 
I also have various other auto paints which i get made up at my local auto paint shop, like a good silver base, and i have a 4 ltr can ( about a gallon) of top grade clear .

Sandpaper:,  i use automotive wet  and dry paper. BUT i always use it WET.
i never touch paint with anything courser than 2000 grit, and if i am doing the final clear coat, i usually use some worn out 2000 grit. ( that's the finest i can get off the shelf here).

PAINT, i get all my colors done, but i never color sand,  then i clear coat it, usually about 3-4 good passes of clear, next day, i will lightly wet sand it with some 2000 grit, then more clear coat, 2-3 coats.
Next day, i will see how it looks, but if there are any ridges from multiply coats of color, or orange peel, i will wet sand it again, but this time with the finest wet paper i have, 
if i could get it, i would use about 3-4000 grit, the smoother the better, then one last very wet clear coat, this takes time to be able to read the paint, it goes on so wet, it almost runs,
but if it looks like doing so, i stick it under one of these big halogen lamps that you use to light up the back yard, but only briefly, you only want to set the paint, not melt the plastic,
or burn your hand, that is a good way to tell how hot its getting, hold on to it..

Final finish :  I will sometimes use a very worn piece of wet 2000 grit paper,then here is when i do my BMF, with a lightly scuffed surface it sticks well,
then i polish it with AUTOGLYM RESIN POLISH. I used to use Maguires wet look,which was great, but i find the autoglym is awesome.  

If you want to know any more specifics mate, just sing out, and i hope this helps anyone else who read it too...    

I'm a bit old school, I don't have pay pal any more, told them to jam it, and I don't buy stuff on line, don't really trust it... but that's OK, I have learnt to work with what I can get locally, thanks for the offer mate.

LOOK OUT MODEL WORLD, you now have the equipment, AND the know how,
practice away mate, you'll be banging out killer paint jobs in no time.
( not that there was anything wrong with you previous paint jobs either) ..

DON'T sand on the edges, keep the paper flat, avoid the emblems, if you put the sandpaper next to the emblem and wipe it AWAY from the emblem,
this will smooth any major imperfections. The ridges are the same rule as edges, stay away! You will see. most of the orange peel or blemishes
will be on the flat panel, so only sand those, and always only lightly, by the look of this, it doesn't need much work at all anyway mate.