Suggestions for body work and paint

If you have a place to do the work you should do it all yourself. paint is the costliest part if you take the bodyshop costs out of the equation. I did all the work on my valiant, including some serious rust repair in the door jamb and some other spots, in my condo's parking stall. I used a good quality boat paint at about $45 per quart, and did everything myself. it came out surprisingly well for about $450 for everything but the paint guns. I learned alot too which will help on the next project.