Looking for a little advice on some top coat paint. I am got decent experience painting cars but this will be my first boat paint job. Any suggestions, tips, paint brand advice is more than welcome. I will be spraying with an HVLP gun set up, going gloss black after a ton of prep work of course so if any of you have any experience with painting and the brands and results you achieved I would be happy to hear from you.

Ayuh,..... I've painted dozens of boats with Martin Senor Prizm automotive paint, which goes on nicely, 'n holds up very well,....

There are several hardeners available for it, but have had the best luck with their "anti-graffiti" hardener, pt. # 6599 which allows algae, 'n stains to wash off, with little more than wave action,...