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That could've been me - before I had the money to buy a compressor and gun I used to spray bikes (and other things) with rattlecans, and I wrote it up on retrobike and bikeradar whenever people asked. I could go and find the thread and copy it but I can't be bothered right now - getting a few books out of the library and practising will teach you far more than any post on a forum.
Basically it all depends on how much work you put in. You can get professional/better-than-factory finish with rattlecans, but you have to do a hell of a lot of prep and wetsanding.
Cans chip very easily though, and there's not a lot you can do about that.