^^ +1 to all of what Zeph says.

I LOVE shooting lacquer but it is fussier if you aren't equipped right and/or aren't meticulous. It'll spank you quickly for being too close, being too far, stray air currents, dust, etc, etc. etc. But the payoff is a durable job that looks a mile deep, especially if you're shooting candies or metallics. Plus it smells good (oh, that's right, where a good respirator).

I used a lot of motorcycle touch-up paints. Lubritech (a now-long-gone brand) was particularly good; rattle cans were pretty controllable, paint was durable, since it was for MC - - much more durable than hardware store enamels. Used a fair amount of automotive paint too - - mostly Dietzler (now PPG) at the time or Martin Senour. Acrylic enamels had just come on the scene when I was shooting more stuff and were a far cry better than what passed for automotive enamel before. A lot tougher and more lacquer-like. Now there are so many more options in automotive paint it makes me dizzy and all I'm sure chemically superior to what I used to mess with.