53! The first car I worked on. Just my two cents from a build I did, clean and work the areas as you do the body work. I'm pretty sure you will be back in most of those sections as you get it ready for paint. Funny thing about this art of resurrecting old tin, the more you do the more you see as it all comes together. The first trip around is a long one then they get shorter and quicker until it looks all straight.

We all have our own little technics somehow they just seem to develop as we find our own confront zones. In the end I actually enjoyed the body work, I really thought the rust, filler and all that the paint prep includes was going to be the biggest pain. However it is easy when you get the chemistry of the filler sorted out and then realize you will be going over the areas more then once . The very biggest oh crap was the paint end of the project. Why do I say this ......... it just went way to fast for the time spent getting it ready, but that is not all bad either, primer to clear coat a couple of fast hours playing beat the clock, you will need a timer.

You are on your way now happy sanding.