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Removing paint from a panel using an orbital sander is the safest idea. Use 40 grit sandpaper for the quickest job. As you would be using the orbital sander for a prolonged period, wearing anti-vibration gloves might be a good idea. (I've never used them so I don't know how effective they are.) Not wearing gloves is no big deal. Your hands will just feel funny for a bit afterwards because of the exposure to the vibration.
 
Removing paint from a panel using an orbital sander is the safest idea. Use 40 grit sandpaper for the quickest job. As you would be using the orbital sander for a prolonged period, wearing anti-vibration gloves might be a good idea. (I've never used them so I don't know how effective they are.) Not wearing gloves is no big deal. Your hands will just feel funny for a bit afterwards because of the exposure to the vibration.
  
After sanding off all traces of paint and primer, immediately spray on etching primer to keep ambient moisture from contaminating the panel. It is ESSENTIAL you heed to the following warning. It is a bit vulgar I must tell you, but for that reason it is an effective warning. It was given to me by a European painter I used to work with: "Always wear respirator when you spray etching primer. It kill your dick."
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After sanding off all traces of paint and primer, remove dust with a blow gun and a clean cloth. Don't touch the metal with your skin; it will contaminate it. Immediately spray on etching primer to keep ambient moisture from contaminating the panel. It is ESSENTIAL you heed to the following warning. It is a bit vulgar I must tell you, but for that reason it is an effective warning. It was given to me by a European painter I used to work with: "Always wear respirator when you spray etching primer. It kill your dick."
  
 
===Methods of NOT stripping paint===
 
===Methods of NOT stripping paint===

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