Best Paint Stripping Method?, ::: In the Garage ::: Options

[CptTripps]

I've searched and can only find 'Media Blasting Vs. Acid Dip' threads, so I'm hoping to get some feedback on 'Garage Stripping' methods. For those of us taking the car down to bare metal, and re-painting it in the garage/driveway/basement (long story) is there a 'best way' to get it all off before filler/primer?

I used one of those spongy wheel things attached to a drill last night on the pass-front fender and it took about an hour. I CAN'T think of doing the entire car like that. I'm not looking to punk-out on the time thing, but It'd take me a few weeks of evenings to do it with the wheel thingy.

Should I go get a bunch of 60-Grit sand disks and go at it on the grinder at a low speed? That seemed awefull abrasive.

Is chemical stripping better? I tried some Jasco that I had left over from another job and it curtled the re-spray off pretty quick, but didn't seem to phase the second coat.

For the trunks, I'm just going to rough it up and prime/paint. But the rest of the body needs to come down to the shiney stuff.

Ideas/Suggestions/Stories of Peril and Dispair?

[rick 918-S]

I owned a shop for 20 years. I had my employees strip using the torch method. I taught my son how to do it when he was 13 years old. The trick is to keep the torch away for the surface and keep it moving. We stripped the front shroud on an a 1954 Austin Healey 100-4. It's aluminum. Can't sand the paint off of aluminum because you can't tell when you hit the metal.

I don't like paint stripper. If you don't get it cleaned out from the nooks and crannies it can re-activate during paint. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
It also leaves a residue. If you don't properly nuteralize it the whole job can be compermized.