I made sure that all of the oil leaks and cosmetic issues were addressed before sand blasting and painting. I used a quality paint from my local Case dealer. When purchasing parts and other body work for the tractor, I almost always made sure I got original parts instead of repops. Everything on the tractor was done by me except a few heavy lifting and things that I was unsure of how to fix. Typically, if I didn't know how to fix something, Google and Youtube was where I went to find a video on how to fix it.