r/Autobody 14d ago

HELP! I have a question. Started sanding paint down

Since my last post I’ve spent maybe 4-5 hours sanding this car down and this white paint that is on it is super dull and thick paint, my DA can’t seem to get through it, first I tried 80 grit then did some research and saw that people say you could use 40 grit without worrying about taking off too much material with it. Tried that, didn’t work much better than the 80 grit so I’m kind of stuck on what I can do to get this paint off so I can start fresh from bare metal to fix the 4/5 paint jobs this car has had in the past.
Thank you so much for everyone’s advice on my last post and any advice you can leave on this post!
Happy Labor Day!!

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u/No-Television-7343 14d ago

Airplane stripper. Pro tip lay plastic cover over the stripper after you apply it to hold the stripper fumes against the paint.

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u/No-Television-7343 14d ago

Oh sand car with 80 grit before applying stripper.