Ok... long story short I bought a 63 220B Mercedes Benz from a friend and decided one day to post on my car clubs forum about how to paint a car, some 6 months later I am here typing this up with the first coat of paint on the car. Ive been following this thread (now the third one I think) for some time, and now its my time to post. And yes... my father thinks Im crazy for trying this with a roller. Any ways I stripped the car of chrome and all and sanded with 40, then moved to 60 then wiped it down with degreaser to make sure it was clean and then shot it with rattle can Rustoleum automotive primer which not only covered the bare metal due to rust removal but covered those hideous sparkles embedded in the 2 mil thick clear coat .
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/Ghia109/P1040672.jpg?t=1184200629

So I coated it pretty well and the primer came out rough so it should bond well with the Rustoleum. I mixed at exactly 20% pure mineral spirits to the gloss black. I rolled on and got this.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/Ghia109/P1040683.jpg?t=1184200935
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/Ghia109/P1040689.jpg?t=1184200980

I think I might have made a mistake by repeatedly rolling over the paint after it started to dry. There are tiny bubbles but no runs and some orange peel which seems to be normal. Im planning on adding another coat on tomorrow then wetsanding. Overal I know its not the best and I know it could be better but I have to say I am pretty pleased with the way it has turned out given that I stole the car for 300 bucks. I am wondering if the wet sanding will take care of this, does the direction of how you roll seriously matter, and did you get lines in the paint due to paint collecting on the edge of the roller.

Thanks to every one that has been in this thread. www.autoblog.com wrote about a $50 paint job from some other website and I told them that this place was first and to give you guys credit. Sorry for the length but thanks again.