What is a decent Paint to use, and where could I purchase it?

What kind of primer, paint etc. do I need?

I want kind of a breakdown as of what I'll need (Not Tools) to do the job.

My dad had his truck painted at a body shop, and was told it was going to be an amazing job, but It came out no better than If I would of done it myself, so I've decided to paint the car myself and learn or at least get some knowledge of what they're talking about. They told my dad they were going to put a base coat, and they were going to put a clear coat, but the paint looked blurry and it had runs of clear coat everywhere. They said the truck needed to come back so they could color buff it, but it was going to take 3 months for the paint to cure. He just gave us a run a round and never did anything to the truck.

 

there is various types of paints you could purchase.
i dunno if there is a Napa auto parts store over there?
but there crossfire series paint is pretty cheap.
i would suggest you should use that for the first time around, since you dont want to waste 400 dollar paint on a decent job. save the expensive paint down the line when your confident enough to start shooting that.

you would need a 2k primer, since you wouldnt have to mix anything yet.
bondo for the dings and dents, or nitro putty for the lil nics around the car.
lots of sand paper, you should move up by grits of 100.

lots of automotive painters tape, and old newspaper for the masking, when your shooting the coats of paint.

firstly you gotta sand down the car, if you still got the clear on it,
you would have sand off all the clear, till you start hitting the base or primer coat, your choice. at times your gonna hit bare metal. that shouldn't startle you, primer would cover up everything.

once you get all the clear off look for all dents mark them with something i use a 100 grit sand paper to circle it. bondo it, sand it down to shape.

double check your work, majority of times your gonna over look some dings and dents.

Now, mask the car, then shoot primer. once your primer dries up start sanding it again, but with a finer grit.

double check your work.
mask again, shoot your base.
mask again, shoot your clear.

some things you should take into consideration.
the gun is gonna matter, along with the air compressor.
you do not want oil or water spitting out of gun, its gonna react with the paint your shooting.

shooting the color is the easiest part, its all about the body work.

take some practice shooting before you shooting your car, you dont any inconsistency and blemishes

proper ventilation is a must.

body work isnt a cheap thing, be ready to put down some money.