Start a restoration thread when you get a chance.
When you step up to paint, think about getting a HF purple gun and spraying it, you have the space. Tons of information on how to do it. One of the many weekends this is gonna take, catch up on a powerblock tv musclecar episode online when they paint a car.
You aren't scared of anything else, why this?
Think hard about using a quality paint, I was in your shoes, first it was rustoleum, then it was single stage, then it became BC/CC.
The turning point was when I came to realize Rustoleum is non catalyzed. Which means it cures by air, and not chemical, so it isn't as tough and it will eventually look like crap after a couple years in the sun. Not to mention the amount of work it takes to get a good finish. Sand sand sand. Too much work when you can spray it once and do a little cut and buff, done. If that's not enough, to top it off, you have to strip it off if you want a real paint job otherwise it will wrinkle.
Here is a great source for quality paint, the price is right. Summit epoxy and primer isn't bad either if you want to save more.
http://www.tcpglobal.com/restorationshop/rspubprod.aspx
