I'm thinking about paint for the exposed aluminum areas of the interior. Is regular (i.e. hardware store) acrylic paint suitable or would most use a two part epoxy type paint? Specific recommendations?
I used Sherwin Williams "Genesis" which is pretty much their automotive equivalent to JetFlex. This is a two part paint that is Rock Hard and so far (300 hours later) un-scratchable. It was hard to work with initially, but for me was worth it.
http://www.704ch.com/2013/02/finished-panel-and-interior.html
There are lots of threads on this here ... I just starting painting with a one-part JetFlex WR (water reducible), in semigloss grey (BAC 704). JetFlex seems to be a common choice that many are happy with (myself included).