I could write a book on painting your race car and ways to save money there but I don't have the space here. I have been painting cars since I was 14. We've painted them with spray cans. Painted them with a roller. Painted them with a sprayer. I think I have found a fairly cheap place to purchase decent quality paint. I am use to using DuPont so I make all my comparisons to their products.
http://www.paintforcars.com/ has some good stuff. Their colors are limited but they should have something you are looking for. A gallon of their acrylic enamel starts at $40. I like to use their clear, pictured above to give it that extra shine. That's only $65/gallon which also includes the activator. DuPont wants double that just for the clear. I have used this clear on street cars too and haven't really seen any difference between the two. I like the clear too on the car as it seems to clean up better rubbing fenders with guys. Most of the rubber and other guys paint seems to buff right off.
They have kits available to paint and entire car for starting at $65.
I just find it hard to spend a great deal of money on a paint job that is garaunteed to get wrecked. Plus it does allow you a cheap repair that you can perform more often resulting in a car that looks good every week.
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DuPont is way to expensive for the serious racer. Try www.behr.com for a wide selection of fine latex paints. Most colors are available in Flat, Satin, Eggshell, or Semigloss of you have a nicely prepared surface. If you are working around John's dogs, I would www.leadbasedpaintfromchina.com. It will make things much easier in the long run.
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