I finish of  parts with a layer of coating resin applied to a cured and sanded part. could i paint the part with a spray can ( car paint ?) then sand and coat with coating resin and get a good result?

if so do i need a specific type of paint.

I do not have a compressor etc.

thanks

ben

So you want to have the best finish ? Glossy etc? The best way is to coat part with resin, then sand smooth and spray automotive can clearcoat 

~~~Everytime I hear sound of demoulding part I have eargasm~~~

I see, so best way to do it is to paint your pattern on the cured element and then coat it again with resin or some clearcoat 

~~~Everytime I hear sound of demoulding part I have eargasm~~~

It should work by painting it and then coat it with a coating resin... but a good hint I can give you is test it out on a scrap-part before doing the real job.

Yeah dont think you should coat those normal spray can paints...

Might get unwanted results.

If it is a "normal" RAL color, you could just put some pigment in your coating resin, save yourself a lot of work. Then sand and polish.

Matthieu is dead right.

Rattle can paints are loaded with solvants which can take months to fully go at room temperature. The solvants can react badly with resins.

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i dont see why you couldnt just use an auto grade paint, paint it then use am auto clear over top of that?