I hate sanding...

[minendrews68]

Ok guys, what's the best way to sand the underside of a new hood? Please don't tell me to get a piece of sand paper and go to work. There's gotta be a better way. Also a better way to sand the ends of the doors (and bottoms) and the door frames. I am wanting to sand down to the metal because the car has been painted before and there's a lot of paint build up.
Thanks

[Motorcitydak]

I'd recommend a chemical stripper for the areas under the hood (aircraft stripper or the like), wire brush then rinse off and etch prime. As for the doors, that area lends itself pretty well to sanding

[birdsandbowties]

if you have a lot of paint in the door jambs, you can sand blast the jambs, be carefull around the qtrs., make sure you sift the sand through a screen before any blasting or you will be cleaning the tip out every 2 minutes !
if you have a new hood just a good scuff pad will do, wear a pair of good leather gloves or you will have deep cuts in your fingers, buy a new set for a few bucks at a hardware store and get the dark colored scuff pads, use a good epoxy primer and it will stick

[minendrews68]

Thanks guys,

I guess it's sand by hand with the pads for under the hood and deck lid. They're new, the leather gloves is a very good idea. I don't want to sand blast because I don't want the sand everywhere. I've got the dash in, and the rest of the car is just about ready for paint. I went to harbor freight and bought a wheel that had what looked like 1/8" rods sticking out of it that was suppose to be an abrasive wheel. That didn't work worth a hoot for getting the paint off. I may go to Home Depot and look for a wheel for my Dremel for the door jambs. Seems like I had one that was a round scuff pad at one time. Or I guess I could try to make one.....

[TheJDMan]

Buy some 3M paint stripper wheels. They work great for removing paint and leave the metal ready for etching. I use a combination of 2" and 3" wheels.

[renegade6]

X2 on the 3M stripper wheels. Norton also makes the same thing with the rolloc attachment that are cheaper than the 3M ones.