Waterbased Paint Or Solvent Paint For Tamiya Shell

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as title says, is water based or solvent paint safe on my shell to use? i got escort cosworth shell and wanna make replica of one ive seen, i work in bodyshop, and wanted to paint it at work, the tamiya colours wont be a colour match to what i want so wondering if solvent or water base paint would work with out cracking or recking my shell, thanks in advance