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Primer/Basecoat/topcoat etc."basecoat" but i thought it was Cellulsoe, but now the paint supplier told me it wasn't celly but basecoat (polyester maybe?)£2 very informative also is a 6 dvd pack for sale which i might purchase about spraying, i want to learn the process got a bonnet project on the go and really want be a painter, so i can do a few jobs on my car its very expensive to get started though im finding but could pay for itself in no time. 
as for the types of colour coat, i know about cellulose (discontinued) and 2K (killer stuff) but is there a polyester paint.? I'm looking at moving to compressor/HVLP gun. just getting a handle on nozzzle sizes 2k paint on my bonnet as its harder wearing and i want a really glossy black. When it flashes it will be matt which will give the laquer something to grip to. The laquer... mix 2-1 with activator, is what gives the paint the shine. I prefer 2k straight colour which is gloss straight from the gun so no laquer required, but it is still a 2 pack paint ie the colour is mixed with an activator.,rust , cracked filler etc surface you do not have to worry about flatting back the laquer , blowing in the basecoat , then relaquer...... just blow in colour and buff it in. problems seen on many mr2's. This is not a problem in a proper paint booth as humidity etc are controlled ..... but how many of us have one of them in our back garden lol.... just works out a bit more expensive than cellulose and not sure about the new water based paints not up to spec on how thay work i know you have to have a special gun to spray with. (maybe a 1.6 depends on the viscosity)0.8 for the topcoat 
,,and the corresponding fluid tip and needle as well. i use 4 different spray guns , but have a look here , http://www.devilbisseu.com/paint_compan ... heets.aspx.mattymr2 wrote:as far as i was aware mk 2 mr2's were all sprayed with cellulose colour/base coat and not laquered from the factory.