I just purchsed a 1966 Chevy Caprice and want to restore it. It is my first "classic" and I want to make it look sweet!

Anyways, the body has some rust, mainly around the wheel wells and ect. What is the best way to do the work? Take the entire car down to the metal? What all materials would I need to get to ensure a smoothly prep'd body before priming? Cause either way it's getting a custom paint job!

Also, the vinyl top is bubbling and needs to be fixed. How is this done? What type of price would I be looking at? Or, is there a way to just loose the vinyl all together?

Last but not least, I want to know what all items that are needed to paint a car. The cheap but effective way if you know what I mean, lol! I can get a small compressor and buy a gun, but what all else do I need?

I apologize for all of the questions at once but I'm new to the forums and anxious to get out there and get to work. Besides, this way I saved creating 3 threads, lol! If you could be as descriptive as possible when answering the questions I would REALLY appreciate it!

Chris