Quote Originally Posted by Stu Cool
From what I have seen, soda blasting is the way to go. Gentle on the metal, very easy clean up and according to the guy I talked with, you can leave it for quite a while after blasting without danger of rusting.

Pat
A problem with soda blasting is that someprimers will not adhere properly to the cleaned 'bare' steel without a LOT of additional prep - sand paper and lots of elbow grease to clean any remaining soda residue. Before you do this kind of blasting, check the primer tech sheets for cautions.