Replace panels before or after dipping?

Hey Dana67Dart,

I wish I would have had the option of dipping. It's not available where I live, not even the option to have my car professionally sandblasted!

Here's what I ended up with that was reusable after stripping every area we could access to bare metal. Took weeks to do.

Then, we used a rust encapsulator to treat everything that wasn't accessible.

A hell of a lot of work!!

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Wow! It's a rare Barracuda Fastback Convertible. 67 I think, since I don't see any side marker holes in the quarter.
Seriously though, what did you use to strip it? I would guess a combination of 80 grit disks on a 6" DA with some 60 or 80 grit disks on a 2 and 3" die grinder for tighter places. You are right; a LOT of work. I spent weeks stripping mine too. I used paint remover and LOTS of the above-mentioned sanding disks. I was lucky to have some good help. My wife helped every step of the way. She stripped paint and then sanded with the above-mentioned tools and sanding disks.

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