Question about interior painting, Where? Options

[bcelica555]

Sorry if this has been asked before but I was having trouble finding it. I've been looking for awhile now at painted interiors and I've seen plenty of pictures and think i finally decided on what colors to do and what parts to do. I was wondering if some people could tell what kind of paint to use. What brands and stuff and were could I find these paints at? Also what prep work would need to be done if any in order for it to look good. Will I have to primer it, or sand it, or anything of that sort?

[vsideboy]

I used diluted washing up liquid to clean the pieces, dry off with kitchen roll or old t shirt or something.
The paint I used was normal car exterior paint.
2 light coats of primer allowed to dry overnight, 2 or 3 coats of Red (think it was an audi red tbh) again allow to dry a couple of days and a few coats of clear, allowing to dry a couple of days.

since then I have learnt that if spraying an exterior it is best to spray the clear within an hour of the last colour drying (drying the colour off with a hairdryer) Supposedly this is so the clear bonds better to the colour, but as we are spraying internal parts I don't think its as much a necessity so spray it in the time that you have. If it is a weekend then thats fine. I would:-

Wash and Dry (maybe dry with hairdryer rather than a cloth)
No sanding as with a few thin coats you get colour coverage and still get some texture.
2 light coats of primer
3 light coats of colour (as many as it takes to cover all the primer)
3 light coats of clear.

All coats will be dryed with a hairdryer before the next one is sprayed.
Only spray light coats otherwise it will probably run and look crap.

Dan