Very shortly my car will be stripped down to nothing. Currently all that is left is the suspension brakes and wheels. I have been thinking about this for a long time but I could not come toa decision. My car has about average rust, small <1" hole in fender, sparce surface rust, you know how it goes. There is the factory paint job and then another paint job on top that. I plan on having the car painted. I think I am going to do paint removal and priming by myself to save money and because I would like to try it myself. I will be coordinating with m paint shop on this. But for paint removal what is the best method? I have read sand blasting not desireable for it deforms the metal, although what about this "soda" blasting Is manual sanding and chemical stripper the way to go? If I am going to do that is the best way to remove rust by manual sanding removal. I attempted to find a dipping place (similar to 26-th) although I was I came up empty. Advice is greatly appreciated, and I hope everyone will share the methods they used for paint removal and preperation. Thanks all

The search button is your friend:

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/search.php?searchid=62670 40 threads found using "Paint Removal".

within the search results was this:

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7832&highlight=Paint+Removal

Sorry Carl, although on this one I can honestly say I have done my homework. I have read many many threads on paint removal, but I could not quite decide which one is best for me. I spent a long time thinking about it today, and I think for the largest sections I will be using chemical stripper. A small amount of media blasting , only in certain areas, suches as engine bay nooks.

Make sure you coordinate with your paint shop on whatever process you use. Hate to have you do something for not.