Simple things like a body hammer and dolley will come in handy. A good DA sander with a pad to use ashesive sanding disks. A supply of snading disks with different grit capabilities. A set of straight sanding blocks fo finish sanding. I also spent some money on the foam sanding blocks for rounded areas. The paint guns can come from Harbor Freight and if you look on the internet, there is a discussion of how to make these cheap guns spray as good as many high dollar guns. I have one with the larger cup and one with a small cup for tight places. Purchase a couple 5 gallon cans of lacquer thinner at one of the guys that sells at many of the local swap meets. This stuff will come seriously in handy for cleanup of guns and such. In my area, I can get 5 gallons for about $25.00. That is a lot less than at the local hardware store. Make sure you purchse a filter mask for wehn you paint and if at all possible build a paint area that is closed off from the rest of the garage. Believe me if there is a bug within 20 miles of you when you fire up the spray gun, he will find the wet paint on your truck.
I also use a lot of things like a rubber squeege to clean the paint off as I do my wet snading for finish work, to make sure it is ready to buff out. If you are going to polish your finished paint job, make sure that you have invested in a good electric buffer and pads to use for the polishing compound. I would take alook at
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