Well Bryan,
simple answer, ,do a test panel, finish a test panel exactly like you propose to finish your plane, then you can answer your own question without risking your plane. My pat answer is no, dont mix product, dont mix paint types, dont mix thinners. However, you can get away with lots of stuff as proven by people with their magic systems. I personally dont see any advantage to using catalyzed primer,, then dope, then catalyzed clear. you are putting a product that will at best have marginal adhesion between two products that have great adhesion. I would say to use a standard base color system that is made for using with the primer and clear coats. It will reduce your risk of problems, and enhance the overall finish of your labored over model.
Ask Randy Powell, hes tried just about every combination out there I think,, and he is very willing to share his escapades and nightmares.
bottom line, if you want to go off the safe path, do a test panel exactly like you will do your plane, then you can be about 85 percent sure you know how it will react

Thanks Mark,Bill & Ty

I am just running low on cash after building my shop and setting up my paint area.
Wanted to know if i could substitute a cheaper paint for painting a 3/16 stripe over
basecoat for trimming than spend another $35.00 dollars for a half pint.

I guess it just takes time to build up a colosal house of colors for the cabinet.

I am using Xtreme Original Clearcoat 4.1 product by Five Star $42.67 Gal.
And the Xtreme Hardner4.1 Fast $23.33 Qt.
For a total of $66.00

The Colors are whats killing me. I guess i need to calm down and just do a simpler
color scheme. The Brodak Dope in 16oz. cans looks mighty welcome at $9.99

Make freinds with a small (preferably one man) body shop, they always have leftobers from jobs they do, of course it will be full on base clear instead of being like Randy uses adding dope clear. but iin most cases shops have to pay to get rid of leftover paint because of hazmat fees.
and the amount you use, you only need a touch anyway, its worth a shot, but just try to stay with one shop so you dont mix brands.

Bryan,

One of the cool thing about using auto toners is, your driving down the street and see some wicked color you like. All you have to do is first identify the make, model and year of the car (at least close on the year) and look up the color number on www.autocolorlibrary.com . Get the color number and go to your local paint guy and say here the color number. Mix it without clear binder (being careful of metallics or pearls that are liquid additives). He mixes it up sans clear binder. You take it home and pour in clear dope and Viola! instant paint that you wanted. As long as you don't go with exotic colors (like the Lamborghini color I was looking at), it works out pretty well. And I've added dry pearls and such to such paint that can make for some very cool colors.

Dave,

They work really well. Nice thing is, they are inert once dry. You can paint them over anything and anything can over them. There are some tricks to it (several, in fact), but they are not very hard to use. Mike Haverly did his ill-fated Freedom 45 with Auto Air Colors. Worked out nicely.