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Depends what the surface finish is like to begin with really. You can get away with spraying any paint without primer as long as (a) what your spraying onto is smooth (ideally finished with fine wet/dry) (b) you know what your spraying onto won't react.
From experience hammerite paint is thinner than normal (plasticote) paint and needs to be put on built up in thin layers. The matt black stuff I was using was near impossible to spray on tubing without runs. Saying that after you leave it a while it seemed to settle back and actually looked pretty good. It's tough as f***, I sprayed it directly onto a chrome BMX frame and it's standing up very well 8 months on.
These are who supply us at work http://www.paints4u.com/ , great low pressure/high volume stuff thats really sticky and hardly ever runs. It might be too expensive for most, but they'll do any ral colour you want. You'll want to get a proper mask though!
Also, correct me if I'm wrong but I thought all montana paint was matt???? Just checked they do a gloss varnish too.