Thanks for all the feedback on the color and paint!
It may be a ways down the road, but we might as well get it out of the way now. When I do get down to painting this, what is the process? I can find out about the cleaning prep work with a search (but I would not be mad if that got listed as well ;D) but what would be the best way to lay down the paint on this?
It would seem like doing the blue first would be the easiest way to start, but I am not sure if I can layer lighter colors over the darker colors. If I didn't want the white pin-stripe between the blue and the cream I would just do the tank in cream and shoot the blue over it. So if I need to shoot 3 colors (white, cream, and blue) what is the best way to set this up in terms of layering the colors and masking the tank?
From what I have seen in other threads the rattle can appliance epoxy for the cream and white will stand up to just about anything. My rattle can options for the blue seem more constrained by durability. Ideally I would like to use a quality automotive paint for the blue.
Does anybody have experience with the Prevail spray gun kit?
http://www.prevalspraygun.com/home.htm
I have a friend with a good air compressor. If I got a spray gun from HarborFrieght.com,
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=43760
then what else would I need besides the paint and a place to spray? I assume there are things that I would need to clean the gun, and I would need to clear coat.
In the end, would it cost as much as having it painted by a pro?
Any help would be appreciated.