Those are amazing results on jacobs car, and nh89's car looks like its well on its way to similar results. The only thing that really worries me about doing it at home, or out of a booth, is airborne debris or bugs getting in the paint which is why I think its smart that nh is doing it now after the pollen and before the bugs ramp up. Probably good that its been damp for airborne debris but killer for flash time between coats. I think the thing thats a plus about paint is that if you screw it up you just do it again. I know paint and a good compressor and gun is expensive but with what a body shop wants to do it you can afford to purchase everything, screw up here and there , and still save a chunk of coin while learning in the process. I think thats a win win and watching others success makes it that much more intriguing.
Those pics of jacobs job were awesome and very inpiring. I couldn't help but thinking though that that nice yellow siding on the house looked like it was in danger of turning pink from over spray by the looks of how red that exhaust fan turned, lol.
Theres a few cool diy paint booths builds on youtube that look pretty straight forward but for one car sounds like overkill unless you could put it together in a fashion that would allow it to be broken down and then stored for use in the future without having to repurchase the bones of it. It seems like you guys did okay without one unless you neglected to mention that eveything in the garage now has a nice protective coat of clear on it.
Wish you put up some sort of booth?