It wasn't really in the budget and we didn't want to pull any of the interior pieces or the engine or any of the other pieces that need to come off. Plus I really didn't know how bad it was until I got into the doors and the quarters and they were the last two places I stripped as well as the worst.

I have dealt with both sand blasted and media blasted cars and I like the process of both. No one local could guarantee that they wouldn't warp the panels additionally. Most of them are set up for big wrought iron gates and trailers and the such and the pressure and volume of sand is really too much for sheet metal.

I would love to find someone who does soda blasting but I think I'll get stuck coming up with my own set-up for that before I find someone who does it.