Well triman I will give you information on what i would do .

Tools needed: 6" Dual Action sander, a variance of sanding blocks in different lengths and shapes .

A low cost Primer gun for spraying Primer. ( If you cant make hand tools work
you will never make a car straight with air tools, so dont worry about buying a ton of air tools!)


I will say one thing here, Do one panel at a time and dont bounce around the car
fixing here then there because you will forget where you are. Get one panel done &
prime it and set aside.
I would start with the body first then deck lid (and check fit), then doors (check fit) , then
fenders & hood ( check fit) .

On the surface rust you can get like a small sand blaster & hit it with that , or use the DA sander
and grind it off with that.

MAke sure you sand that black primer with something like 220 to give you primer some adhesion,
and spray 4-6 coats of primer.


Your door dings I would use a polyester glazing putty to give them a thin glaze coat ,
and sand flat with 180 grit on a sanding block, and prime.

When first coat of primer is done on all panels , block with 180 grit dry using a guide coat( a light spray of a
contrasting color over the panel so you can see your lows & highs )and block flat.

then reprime with 4 coats , then go to 280 grit dry, using a guide coat and block flat. reprime with 4 coats.

By this time it should be straight and the last step would be to water sand with 500 grit and block.
after that it should be straight enough for paint!

My sugestion on black would be to use a single stage , as Black cleared will scratch white when dry.

When you get to the paint stage Haller and I will help out there also :-)

Spray