Paint your own car? What tools?

[drift into a curb]

I was getting into painting my own parts. As I've become quite the rattle can expert hah. I'd like to know what's recommended for a decent paint spray gun and compressor. Recommend rated pressures for the gun? Size nozzle? What is the difference between suction and non-suction feed? Compressor size I should be looking at? I don't need something top-of-the-line expensive, but something that will allow me to practice and paint body pieces.

I realize most of the hard work is in prepping the body pieces. So I wanted to know what's the recommended sand paper grits when working on metal panels (fenders and panels) and plastic pieces (such as abs plastic bumpers).

I'm going to be taking some automotive paint classes over the summer, but I was hoping I could get a jump start at home.

[Blues13]

I'd think you'd be better off checking out books at your local library or searching on the internet. Those questions are pretty broad.. The pics and descriptions in a book would be a lot more detailed then anything you can find in a forum.

[oojpeeoo]

ask sum1 @ the shops that knows what their doin.. @ one point i wanted 2 paint my own car too.. didnt realli work out the way i expected