You're very welcome Aaron. You should check out cameroncollector.com and look up the DIY Paintfill section. There's tons of awesome paint jobs on there. Feel free to send me a message if you need help. Good luck and I look forward to your pics…
I also played the new ProV1x for the first time this weekend. I really couldn't tell much difference from the prior generation in terms of durability (don't mean this in a bad way....both have been very durable in my opinion). For me, there also…
Use what works for you. There's nothing wrong with AP1's, although it is kind of surprising.