I absolutely agree. I am eons ahead of the game here but I still will have to strip it down to metal before I finish paint the car. It is a real 50 footer but when you get up close to it a few sins of rust have been covered up with bondo. I will put it up on the rottiserie as soon as I can to give a good look at the floors and undercoat the entire bottom before I cover anything with paint. The next couple of pictures show a little of what may be lurking beneath this 38 year old car.