yes i use spray paint and i do use a can gun for paint cans that have the smaller spray heads but most of the paint i use has the stout wide spray heads and most of that paint is paint + primer 2x coverage and i do spray from a distance since i have a make shift paint booth a huge cardboard box i put on the wider side on a old card table in the garage and mount the model parts or body to old empty spray paint cans stick them inside the box and spray one side then rotate the can and do another side and repeat till i have painted all the sides then i let that layer of paint dry then go over it agian then let it dry and clear coat it