Where? I don't think I could buy a decent HVLP gun for $400, let alone a compressor that would run it and some nail guns.
Hint: a cheap pancake compressor won't put out enough air to run an HVLP gun. If you use a conventional spray gun, you'll end up with paint on everything within a 100-yard radius and you'll use a
lot more paint...
(I know some model builders who get some pretty decent results with this thing http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91772 I'm going to buy one and give it a try. Hell for $40, if I get 2 or 3 good paint jobs, it more than paid for itself)
Anyone know if there are any independent automotive paints stores anymore? Back when I was in high school, I worked for an automotive paint store that was the primary PPG supplier to the majority of independent body shops in the area. This was back in the days when paint was mixed by hand rather than by a computer. In any event, we supplied lots of small shops where the guy picking up the paint was often the painter himself. Dunno if shops like that still exist, but it was a great way to meet guys who were willing to do a little work on the side, especially if they were paid in cash.
(There are a half dozen near where I live. Look under "Auto Body Supply" in the local yellow pages. There are also some reliable online sellers. These folks sell ordinary auto paints http://www.autopaintdirect.com/ These people supply trick paints to the custom-car crowd http://alsacorp.com/index.htm )