What Paint ?

for a diy job cellulose is still the best choice, just look up your local car paint suppliers like MOVAC for instance

================================== Examine the potential of a traditional coach paint. Tekaloid (google for more information) can be sprayed or brushed and gives a good solid depth of colour.

Cic.

Only problem with them is that according to their website they don't supply to the public. Mike.

Just walk in, they will serve you. All areas have places that supply paint, drive round an industrial estate or look in the yellow pages.

A hell of a lot of people are having good results with tekaloid and the likes. I know someone from the GTI club who used to be a sprayer by profession, and he tekaloided his bird's polo rather than spraying it when it needed a couple of patches doing. As long as you put enough on to rub it down and polish it back, you should be alright. I've got no idea how good the colour fastness etc. is, but it sounds a lot easier than using a spray gun (not actually that hard, but getting a clean enough environment and the right gear to use two pack paint is).

FWIW I've just sprayed my car, aiming for pretty high standards (we'll see if I get there when it's all polished up properly and finished) and I can tell you that it's something I'd never do again. It'd be quicker and a lot easier to go out and earn the money and pay someone else £3k to do it.