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I think the debate will now morph into: it'll fade in six months, it won't hold up to the weather, it'll start peeling off in a year when you go to the carwash, etc.

We all know that the longevity of the paint is not really an issue (and hey, if I have to do it over again 3 years from now for another $50, so what.)

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The thing people don't understand is that the basic chemistry of Rustoleum or any of the tractor paints is exactly the same as Synthetic car paint you can buy at any auto body shop. They're all Alkyd enamels. Dupont invented this stuff in the 1920s, and it was factory paint on a lot cars in the 1950s ad 1960s. It really doesn't matter how it's applied, it all works the same. You could dump it straight out of the can and smear it around with your hands if you wanted to. You'd just spend the next 4 months wet sanding the lines out .

It will hold up just as well as any car painted with synthetic car paint. Keep it out of the sun and it'll last forever. If you maintain it (keep it waxed!) you can leave it outside without any problems. Don't wax it, and it'll eventually fade. But who cares? Just use some fine cleaner and buff out the oxidation...wax it, and guess what? It'll look just like new again