Nothing special really, I just went to Walmart and bought a spray paint can of Krylon Gloss Clear paint. I sanded the stock rough with 220 grit then started painting. After each coat dried I used 400 grit wet/dry sand paper to smoothen out the surface and roughen it up for the next coat. The instructions on the can said to wait 1 min between coats. Typically I waited 5 min in between coats and layed 3 coats per session. I did this three times with a minimum of 24 hrs drying time between sessions. That's to this stage anyway. I think I still have more to go.
The trick is to get uniform layers on all the different surfaces by really manipulating the can so the distance from the nozzle and stock are always the same as is the rate you pass over the stock. Start each pass off of the stock and finish off the stock. In other words, you should start spraying the paint before you hit the stock and don't stop spraying until you're past the stock again.
After you figure out how to put a smooth even layer on you just do it over and over with 5 min in between until the coats build up and blend together so that orange peel look is minimized. At that point its a balancing act between a thick smooth finish and drips. If you get drips it's not a big deal, you're going to sand it again before the next session anyway. You just take a little more time sanding the drips off after it's dried and prior to the next session of coats.
