Suggestions for durable spray paint job on a bike frame?

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I recently went through the lengthy process of stripping and spray painting my bike frame. Following the detailed instructions from this answer (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080825150255AAQaWQt), I stripped, primed, coated, and clear coated the frame, giving literally days of drying time between each step. I also waited over two weeks for the paint to cure after wet sanding and polishing the clear coat.

The issue I'm having is that, even though I went through all of these steps and the paint looks great, it still chips to bare metal incredibly easily. The only ways in which I differed from the answer above is that I used a heat gun to strip the frame rather than sand blasting it, and I used montana lacquer paints instead of the brand suggested. Could the brand of paint make that big of a difference in the durability, or is it just impossible to get a good solid finish without getting it professionally painted?
Sorry, messed up linking the the other answer page, here it is.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080825150255AAQaWQt
 
I painted my bmx in the same way, always chips, i just go over it and try to be careful but with a bmx that is quite hard, if i could afford it i would get it done professionaly.
 
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