Re: My new project guitar
Shit ain't rocket surgery.
I would always advise folks to DIY their own biz if they were considering it. That is the manner in which one will feel moast victorious over their gears.
With a guitar that you already know fits together, a refinish isn't much more than lots of time/effort sanding and waiting to dry. It is not difficult, so much as it is just a pile of effort and hours.
In short, if one can, one probably should.