advice for painting my 1976 9.9 evinrude?

hey everyone. im looking for any tips or suggestions for painting my 76 evinrude. everything is in great condition, just very badly faded so i want to restore the paint to its original colors. i was thinking about sandblasting the motor and then using zinc chromate primer. then a few coats of omc paint for the 76 evinrude scheme, then a few clear coats.ive never done any of this before, so if anyone has any ideas please let me know. the cowl cover is in good condition, do i need to use a primer for that too? i found a few places online for new vinyl decals. ebay has a nice set with good reviews. the only part i need is the rubber seal on the cover. and evinrude does not make that part anymore for that model. any ideas on where i can get it?
thanks in advance!!!!!!!!

I'm going to list 6 links that pertain to repainting an outboard. The guy who put them up is a member of the AOMCI(Antique Outboard Motor Club Inc). He put a good bit of work into the tutorial as to help others on the forum wanting to have a good idea how to go about it. So, I hope it helps you out!!


Day one:

https://conductorjonz.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/beyond-the-sea-horse-outboard-motor-restoration-step-by-step-day-one/

Day two:

https://conductorjonz.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/beyond-the-sea-horse-outboard-motor-restoration-step-by-step-day-two/

Day three:

https://conductorjonz.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/beyond-the-sea-horse-outboard-motor-restoration-step-by-step-day-three/

Day four:

https://conductorjonz.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/beyond-the-seahorse-outboard-motor-restoration-step-by-stepday-four/

Day five:

https://conductorjonz.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/beyond-the-seahorse-outboard-motor-restoration-step-by-stepday-five/

Day six:

https://conductorjonz.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/beyond-the-seahorse-outboard-motor-restoration-step-by-stepday-six/



Here is a link for the rubberized seal for the cover:

https://www.nymarine.ca/cowlgaskets.htm


Hope this helps out!!! Good luck and post pictures when your done, we would all like to see them!!