martin,
i ditto all the above , unless you know what you are doing dont touch it! you can spend a lot of money on everything that you cant see (ie motor interior) only to phuck it with a sub standard paint job. an example, mine spent 3 months in the paint shop.
and i was helping on weekends
,maybe thats why it took so long!
but it also depends on what you want in the end!
good luck, a good painter is hard to find an artist, well phuck they are rare!!