Preparing to weld

I bought a secondhand mig welder, which I am reconditioning at the moment. I also have all new outriggers for the chassis, so once I have watched the dvd about welding I will get on with some work and hopefully start building the car! After emailing a fellow builder who lives near by who told me that his car was going to be painted Dubonnet red (Aston Martin), I have changed direction with the colour of my Sammio... it will now be Old english white with white walled tyres? They were cheap and means i can use the existing rims.