Hello forum community I’ve been painting my first car for almost two weeks now (left fender; beetle). But now I’m completely desperate, because it just never works. Here’s the story: – Let paint determine and order cans to test the color tone. i.e. primer, filler, base varnish (Da Metallic) and clear varnish, everything from one source (123 lacquer). -Cot wings sanded, in rusty places except for the metal -Primary several times filled rt and then sanded – base varnish applied and after about 10 minutes clear varnish wait over it ->Result: a crisp orange skin and a matte varnish – thus clear varnish sanded again. But since in some places the varnish was a little thin I am waited again with paint over it -two days, base varnish sanded and with clear varnish over it ->Result: again an orange skin – clear varnish sanded again and again with clear varnish over it. ->Result: color and gloss grade fits, it is But at least an orange skin can be recognized. -So I washed it thoroughly and wanted to polish it (strictly according to the specification, so with a polishing sponge first by hand) ->Result: now the varnish is extremely matt and the orange skin is still there. After this experience I gave up now. I just don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I also paid attention to temperatures, shaking duration and ventilation time and still it just doesn’t work. I’m completely desperate. I wanted to but only do something good for my beetle and eliminate the color differences…… Can someone help me or tell me what I did wrong? Did I miss something? Also, that a polishing provides such a bad result for me is more than frightening. Should someone in the Reutlingen/Tübingen area be there, who might be willing to support me personally would of course be even better (of course if the situation is a little better). I am happy about your answers. njamin