Ben, painting it wasn't so bad. I used a marine two-part topcoat and about five or six coatings. I screwed up on the first coat by spraying it on too thick, but I've never painted with any kind of sprayer other than the old rattle-can. If you've done some auto painting , then this should be easy for you. I had a little trouble with the underside, but my sprayer is a gravity feed and I didn't have a flipping jig.

Good luck man, and send some pictures of your work!