If I'm not too late to add my $.02, I like to use 3M Scotch Brite paint stripper pads. They go on an arbor with velcro. Mount it in a drill and go to town! Strips very fast and will remove the rust too. I get mine from Menard's, but any hardware store will have them. This is what the pads look like. http://multimedia.mmm.com/mws/mediawebserver.dyn?6666660Zjcf6lVs6EVs6667L4c7rrrrQ-


Bill Burmeister