Thanks... I think it took about a month or so. I dremelled off a bunch of excess bits and cleaned up the handful of minor surface rust spots. After sanding off most of the original paint (over a bunch of evenings) the frame got a good priming, 2 coats of charleston green, and 2 coats of "satin" non gloss clear coat for a matte finish. With the exception of the clear coat sagging a little around the BB it turned out pretty nice for my first try at all this painting stuff.

The hardest part was giving the BB and headset some needed TLC and having a garage helped with all the painting fumes

The wife even told me she was impressed at how nice it ended up.. always a good sign!