Really, none of it is cheap. By the time you buy the reducer, strainers, laquer thinner for cleanup,dewaxers, etc, it really starts to add up.

Someone like HOTRODPAINT will be a better source, but my guess is that a straight enamel would be the cheapest. White is also one of the better colors to shoot, as it tends to hide alot of flaws, and is initially one of the cheaper colors to buy.

Everytime I go to the paint store, they have a table there of paints that are reduced in price, because they mixed it and for some reason the shade is a little off, or someone didn't pick it up. You can save some money that way at times.

The secret to a nice job is preparation. The actual shooting is kind of anti-climatic, and takes the least amount of time. It is the sanding, priming, masking, etc that takes the time. Even to get an Earl Scheib quality job (is that an oxy-moron..........Earl Scheib/quality job? ) takes time and money.

Don