Befriended a retired gent who used to worked in an auto body shop and he offered to do some restoration work on my integra. For $200 he said he'll grind the rust spots out, patch them with bond-o, and paint the entire car. No mention about metal fabrication as I don't think he has this capability in his home shop (and not sure there is any need for this type of work).

The car is white, never been wrecked, and has a few minor rust spots (bubbles) in the typical places - rear wheel wells, rear brake/turn signal areas, around windshield, side window panels. Got paint code and source for acrylic enamel paint, hardner, and reducer. Purchased replacement double pin stripes at Advance Auto.

I know that a lot of you guys have experience in this area and perhaps can offer some suggestions on things that I might do in prep for and during this project. Thinking of keeping appearances stock but would be interested in any modest enhancement suggestions.