I'm not going for show quality by no means. I just want to be able to do a decent looking paint job sometime down the road. I would love to leave it patina but the bed is just too far gone and my replacements are a different color so painting is the way to go. I've seen people just prime over existing paint that has been sanded and filled where required. Ive also seen people blast but I know that can be very costly. I'm on a budget so I want to go with whatever is less costly but will look good and last. As far as body work goes I have someone to help repair any rusted out spots. My main thought right now is to get it to primer to prevent further rusting and paint down the road. Even if that means priming and then repair any rusted out areas and spot prime that afterwards.