Looking into doing my first paint job next year.

Shooting top coats require skill.
The prep is always the key as is always stressed, and that takes skill (knowledge), and much work!!!!
There are reasons a spray booth will give better results than .......
But, a good painter can get just as good results in a garage. Been there and seen it in different garage and painters over the decades.....but it took then many years to learn the tricks!!! and that was before bc/cc !

Solid, non metallic, I would go with a good single stage. Will the car be kept inside our out in the sun? Want affordable? YOU better learn to do the body work!!!! IF you do and get to the primer stages, block guide coat and if perfect, continue on! With plenty of practice on junk metal!

And..... how many old classics out there actually deserve a $10,000-150,00 and up body/paint job!???

How many guys will drive such!?????? If you don't drive it, then WHY!?????