for what its worth, I have done chemical stripping - both paying for dipping and using aircraft paint stripper (caution, eats skin). . I have also had items sand blasted, soda blasted, walnut blasted, bead blasted, shot blasted, baked, acid dipped, etc. I now like using a 20:1 ratio of Muriatic acid for cleaning followed by a soda ash neutralizing bath on fenders and other small things. Sand Blasting is still best for frames, etc. I now pay to have others blast as I have done it myself, and now lean towards 4ontheFloor's method. Hire someone to do it. There is a really nice shop between my house and work. And the best part is if he blasts a car, he also primes it with PPG self etching epoxy primer and a primer sealer as standard practice. If you refuse the primer, he makes you sign a waiver indicating such.
Scott
