Can the inlaw help you with that side of things.
I was fortunate enough to have a mate teach me to paint a car. I was thrown in the deep end where my car needed painting and my mate stood back and watched me from start to finish.....Whilst laying the paint, he gave advise and in between coats, he gave further advise for me to follow when laying the next coat down...It cost me a slab and a feed via a BBQ....The feed covered my family and the rellies place the painting was done at too...
Panel work.....I haven't learnt that, but have mates that can help with that stuff and would teach me, if I was willing to learn