[kingNothing]

I'm a big fan of strippers. They do most of the work while you sit back and watch. I'm talking about chemical strippers that is..Lol. To me by using the stripper 1st. You don't have to use as heavy of a grit to get to bare metal. Of course this means less marks to get out. Often after stripper 80 then 180 cleans up the metal. This avoiding any grinder marks at all. Also less likely to warp a panel as with a heavy grinder. Most critical is to netrulize the stripper after it has done it's thing. When all prep work is done on the metal. A epoxy primer should be next. Prep for this will differ from brands( cleaners, final grit) Be sure to follow directions for the brand you go with.