I have had that same thought. I was cruising CL the other day, randomly looking for a media blaster and I am pretty convinced that removing all the paint is the way I want to go. Having a tin panel gumped onto the floor and covering up bolts doesn’t exactly seem like the right way to do things, but everyone has different levels of ability and also different levels and ideas about what is acceptable.
I’m not sure how usable and friendly a small media blaster would really be. There is a lot of surface area that will need attention. I talked to an old friend the other day who is in the tail-end of a restoration of his ‘56 3100. (He’s had it since we were kids) Greg went old school cheap and used wire wheels and rotary tools to tackle all the rust and crud. I’m not sure how I’ll tackle it, but for now I’ll just keep dismantling and bagging and tagging.
