Yep, I used the brush that comes with the kit.... it was just one of those cheap flux brushes. The brush marks disappear as it hardens. I only did the back with the brackets, and did multiple coats as I only had to do the back, but threw out a lot of it. So I think you can easily get both front and rear from a kit, and that's the way they advertise it. Even with the crummy pic, you can see it looks very similar to the powder coat finish, I think you'd be happy with their paint. Take a look at their site, you may find another color you like.