I just picked up a 92 Z-28 and it has two coats of paint on it and the top layer is peeling on the bumpers. The top coat of pain is a real poor job.

I've read a lot of posts on here about paint. I don't have a compressor or a DA.

What would be the quickest way to go down to bare metal on the body and the bumpers?

Where can I get the materials and I'll have a shop paint the car.

Just had a baby and bought a new home so the budget it tight or I would have a shop due all the prep work.

Thanks!

 

I hand sanded My entire car.. big mistake because it was alot of work but it taught me alot. I feather edged everything and hand sanded everything. It may be plausible to get a compressor and a d.a sander

 

i used an orbital sander on the flat parts, like the hood, hatch etc and feathered the edges by hand, tons of work but its better than paying for it lol

 

I've been taking mine down to the steel. It had two coats on it, the second coat painted over a cracking first.
I took mine down to the steel, using a variable speed buffer, with an old foam pad and 80 grit sticky pads on medium speed. Moved up to 220 after I got down to the primer. The edges around the glass, and handles I had to hand sand.
I didn't want to use the buffer for fear of warping the panels, and putting deep scratches in the steel. One of my neighbors (a paint and bodyman) assured me if I didn't get carried away with the speed it would be ok. It was a lot faster than using chemical stripper or hand sanding.

Don't do this on the bumpers though, it will destroy them in short order. I bought new ones, so I didn't have to sand them.