One of the coats I tried on my son's guitar I shot in the garage. It was really hard to see how I was doing because of the light from outside. Working in the shade of the house was much easier for me.
I think Carol's right, too. The clear seems to flow out better than the colors do.
-Tim.
-------------------- "We`re just waiting looking skyward as the days come down.
Someone promised there`d be answers, if we stayed around."
-Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, "The Romance of the Telescope"