To pay or not to pay, that is the question
That is really a hard question for me to honestly answer. Are you a good painter? If so case closed you should paint it. I couldn't paint my own car because I have never done it. Also it depends on what kind of restoration you are going to do. A high end or low end restoration. I thought I had a high end restoration until I got honest with myself. LOL
I've had a job working for a auto glass company for almost a year. We install glass in some super nice restorations. These cars have $20k paint jobs on them!!! When I compare mine to some of them...... well that's when I got honest.
I'll vote a little later.