Hey frank haven't been on the forum too much since xmas nothing on tonight so having a catch up it looks to me if the paint isn't sticking to the wood and quite a bit and of swell and shrink going on, black is the most pain in the arse to get it flat and to get looking beautiful and real easy to have it look terrible, it certainly requires attention to detail but looks killer when it done right what paint are you using, what are you using as primer and what are you using to fill the grain or sealer. is it a ash or basswood Are you wanting a super flat glass shiny black or a smooth arse matt?