[flyboy]

I paint cars for Honda up here and the first thing i would suggest is not to use a "rattle can" The paint in those things is too runny for what you want to do you will end up with sags al over your hood and they never really shine that great (or at all) and you'll end up hating yourself for doing it. The cheaper auto paints you can buy and mix would do the job however they tend to fade very quickly and if you try to repaint again later you'll find out the hard way that the paint has never quite cured properly. You'll spend hours sanding trying to get it off. I would highly suggest that you spend the bit of extra money and get some good paint. However it really depends on you and what you want it to look like. Just my two cents worth. Hope it helps. Twisted metal is right you'll need to scuff up the paint with some fine grit sand paper before you do it (600 grit)