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]

So the 3M Pads I bought with the drill attachment SUCK. Yeah, they'll get the paint off...but it takes FOREVER!

WHile at Lowes yesterday, I found the grinding-disk pads you were all talking about. BIG F$%KING DIFFERENCE! These things ROCK! BE SURE to buy the 'adaptor plate' before you just go buying disks!

For good measure, I did 2 doors, and 1/2 the hood with one disk. 5 should let you do the whole car. You'll have about $60 into everything, but it's WELL worth it. (Some Lowes have the adapter 'free' in a piggy-back package.)

I hooked mine up to my Milwaukee 10000rpm 4" grinder and it took 10min to do each door, and I was about 10min into the hood when my pad gave out. It DOES NOT grind into the metal any more than...say...300 grit sandpaper. It also leaves a real nice finish. Didn't heat up the metal any more than sanding would have. Dust was a bit heavy in areas that had filler in them, but that's to be expected.

I *WISH* I'd done the whole car this way. Would have made things MUCH easier. I'll have the whole car ready to go in about another hour of 'touch up' with these.

Pics to come...I'm being lazy right now.