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?

[CptTripps]

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But what do I know?

LOTS more than me!

I found a place locally that has the disks. I'm going to go get a few today and see how that goes. I've got an external garage that's NOT heated, and has no windows. So the chemical striping methods are tough for me to do...especially when I 'm using a propane heater, and it's 10degrees outside! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/icon8.gif)

The torch method just plain didn't work for me. I scrapped that idea about 5min into it.

I'm going to go over the car with the scotch-brite pads again before I prime. I've got a bit of body-work to do first as well.

I bought ALL KINDS of PPG primer, paint, clear, hardeners, mixers, puttys, pads and anything else they said I need to 'do the job right'. We'll see if it was all worth it in a few weeks when I get ready for paint!