windguy
Getting comfortable
Some paints require primers first or else it will peel off. I believe automotive paint would be in this category.I have a Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas Canary Red paint for example. I'm thinking, that it may work for the roof section.
When you first said your daughter was going to paint this, I envisioned a child using watercolor, latex or hobby type paints that she would brush on making her own designs, freehand.
Lots of ideas on a google search.
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