Diy paint/high school budget

Hello,

I have been painting aircraft and automobiles off and on for the past 12 years and can offer some insight. I have used many brands of paint depending on the end result I am after. I have used TCP Global paints on a few of my vehicles with great sucess. They are pretty economical in price. What condition is your current paint in? If you can just sand your current paint and it use it as a base. I would pick a urethane primer/sealer such the kustom shop 2k. You can pick it as a sealer to spot spray over body filler and as a surface over the whole car. Then you guide coat and wet sand that. Just use a single stage paint for the top coat. Don't pick a color that is dark nor has metallic in it if it's your first time. You can wet sand and buff single stage if the final finish comes out crappy. I wouldn't recommend rustoleam. I used it one on my honda civic. It's spray crappy, clogs sandpaper, and still allows moisture to go through it eventually rusting the substrate.