depends greatly on how you're currently set up.

do you have adequate air supply? welder? cutting and grinding tools? hammers? paint guns, and everything else I'm not thinking of.

I evaluated the cost of all the equipment I would need, and since I don't have a well equiped shop right now, I would be looking at spending 5-10K in equipment before I even started the job.

Then I'd have to learn how to use all that junk.

it makes sense for me to save my money and pay someone else to do my paint and bodywork for me, and have it done right the first time. it might not be cheaper in the end to pay someone, but it will be faster and a higher quality job in the end than what I could do on my own.