Originally Posted by
JinDogan
Either way aside from paint products, the only parts and accessories that I need to buy are brake levers, brake cables, handlebar tape, and a tube+tire set.
Famous last words.
The paint products will dig into your budget. You're gonna need at least half a dozen rattle cans, the more, the better. The more coats you do the better it will look (within reason of course). Paint the frame, give it a few days to cure and then paint any detail work and lettering you want over top of the finish coat. Then hit it with clearcoat if you want.
Like USAZorro says, give it 2 weeks to dry before you attempt to mount any hardware to the newly painted frame. Paint needs a while to fully cure.