Paint finish

[Russell Reay]

With painting weather finally arrived, I have finished (maybe??) painting my car enough to start putting it together. I started with Evercoat superbuild (pink stuff) sanded with 180, followed by Acyrlic urethane 2K high build DTM for dark color, sanded with 220 and 360 Scotchbite, followed by urethane single stage urethane, I think. The can just says Automotive Finishes. It is Martin Senour from NAPA, and mixes 8-4-1 with reducer and hardener. Note on the attached pics that the header cover panel reflects light like a mirror, while the gas tank and cowl are much more of a matte-like finish. Primer on the cover panel was applied with a foam brush (no-one will see it), and all the cowl and hood parts were sprayed. The cover panel has a smooth as glass feel, but the other parts obviously need smoothing. From pictures in Restorer and on the MAFCA facebook page, most self-respecting cars are pretty shiny--see recent FB shots of Alison's Pie Wagon. My question to you all is how do I achieve the shine? Is it a matter of polish and wax after the paint cures, or do I need to wet sand and re-coat. I was hoping to take the parts to a body shop for finishing, but they either wanted the whole car or were booked many months out, or both.