The easy way would've been to leave the Buick assembled, sand the exposed areas, and shoot the color. We chose to completely strip the car to get better results. This work is expensive when performed by a body shop at $50 (or more) per hour, but nearly free if done yourself. Here's another tip: if you take it apart yourself, plan on doing the reassembly, too. Even an experienced bodyman may need weeks--on the clock--to reassemble anything he didn't take apart himself.