First thing that I have to admit is that I have never painted a car before. I have been looking at youtube videos and decided to give it a go. The car that I want to paint only has a faded Hood, Roof and trunk. What I thought would be a money saver doing it myself is fast becoming a financial nightmare. I bought a 30Gal compressor $500, Two LVLP spray guns, 1.5 tip for primer/clearcoat, 1.3 for basecoat. Now here is the problem, the paint, primer, and clearcoat are fricken expensive! I am sure that the paint shops are making hand over fist on these forever chemicals. Also the lack of knowledge on my part does not help. Is there any way arround these small paint shops? If somebody sold painting supplies on-line I am sure they can easily beat the shops that cater to bodyshops that pass the buck to the insurance companies.