My vote goes with the 4 ½ angle grinder with wire cup brush. Don't get the twisted wire cup. Use the straight ones. They will not cut into the sheet metal. Been there and done that. Also be sure to wear some safety glasses or a full face shield. Those little wires will really start flying. I use the sears craftsman grinder because they do have a 1 or maybe a 2 year warranty. I burned one out and got a replacement free. However for the price at harbor fright, it probably is just as good to use it. I am restoring a 56 jeep at the present time. And just today I tried a cushion disk sander that fits on my drill. I had some bondo I wanted to sand down. I also tried on the painted metal, and to my surprise, it did real good. I got it at O’Reilly Auto parts store. I think the drill pad and a package of 8 sanding disk were about 7 bucks. But I think the angle grinder is much faster. A little more attention is needed to eye protection. I have also used the aircraft paint strippers and wal mart stripers in the past. Even used oven cleaner from the dollar general store. They all work great. Don’t have any other vehicles you care about in the near area if you use a paint striper. I ruined the paint on the hood of a ford pickup that was about 40 feet down wind of a paint removing project.
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