respraying a car yourself?

[RyanVW]

Has anyone done this before?
Im thinking of doing it to my mk1 cabby cos the paint has seen better days, but i cant afford to take it in somewhere.
What are easy colours and finishes to spray?
Could i get a decent electric blue finish doing it myself?

[Lewy]

Do you know how to prep a car, if not, don't bother!

[tech1889]

if your not worried about finish but doing it for a fun purpose then yer its easy... i would say matt black is the easiest just spray spray spray lol

[RyanVW]

I have read a few guides on how to prep it
My car has a dint in the door so I sprayed my spare door in a light blue (K5U) to match my car earlier today and put laquer on etc... and it looks alright to me!
Easily as good as the paintwork on the car... dont think i can be bothered doing the whole car though
Ill probably just respray the worst bits