Originally Posted by Sleeper240

Well from your post I'm assuming that your painting yourself. If not don't worry about it any reputable paint shop should make sure to do a good and lasting job.

If your doing it yourself then you need to make sure to do a REALLY good job sanding down the pieces. You should use a circular sander and start with some fairly fine grade sand paper and keeping getting finer. Go over it many many times. After this your going to want to paint the parts with primer. Let it dry and then put another coat of primer. After the second coat is done go ahead and paint using your real paint. Now If you've never painted a car yourself before I highly suggest you get someone else to do it or have someone who has painted a car before on hand. It is very easy to cause orange peels, and drips on a car paint job. It is NOT like painting furniture or your walls. Also the temperature can highly affect the job. If it is too hot or cold cracks can show in the paint and it will look horrible. If you don't have a temperature controlled booth do it on a day that is not too hot or cold. Probablly around the 65-70's area. Of course after you have painted the parts, you will want to go around with a clear coat and paint the pieces with it. The clear coat is what helps your car stay looking clean and will protect against some minor scratches.

If you see a car with peeling or cracked paint, it is most likely due to one of two things. Either it is the original paint job and the car is pretty old, or the paint job was done by someone who didn't know what they were doing.