I did all the work myself, the painting took me about a month. It's not too bad of a job, considering it was all done with duplicolor spray paint (rattle can). I didn't have the money to take it anywhere, nor did I have the equipment to do it any other way. They had a sale here, 99cents a can for dark garnet red and clear coat. Around 20 coats of paint and clear with lots of wetsanding followed by buffing with 3 different types and compound grits, followed by a coat of carnuba wax. It's far from show, but it's better than I could have asked for with a spray can. You need a lot of time, patience and muscle to achieve this, but it works if you don't have a lot of money to spend..........