How nice is the car? does it get driven alot? do you plan on color sanding/buffing it out? does it sit outside most of the time?
Acrylic enamel with a gloss hardener should be the cheapest, but it wont have quite as deep of a shine as a clear coated job, and it would be a little more prone to road rash/scratches. I have this on my '53 and its looking good for 10 years now, as long as I don't park right next to a high dollar clear job at a show
. Takes a little more TLC to keep it nice and its garaged year round and sees about 3000 miles/year.
The next one's getting acrylic urethane with clear coat. If you intend to color sand and use clear, make sure you get a clear than doesn't turn rock hard in 24 hrs. like some of them do, or you'll wish you never tried sanding it. Talk to the paint supplier or someone with direct experience before buying the paint, always.
