Frame painting (1)

I know that a pro can do a nice job re-painting a frame-- and we have all seen the pictures. My question is— can an old Moutain bike frame be painted with regular spray paint and look decent. I love my old mt. bike but it is looking pretty bad— I was wondering if anyone had painted their own frame with normal spray paint and clear finish. If so, what were the results, and do you have any advice.

THanks

There are a handfull of threads over on http://www.bikeforums.net that discuss this and how to do it.