Paint Prep?

[Dirk]

Any advise on how to prep this for painting? Maybe its hard to see but its a textured steel so sanding does'nt seem like a good idea. Its got hinges on it so I don't think sand blasting would be good. I'm not too fond of chemical strippers, is it my last choice? How about some other blasting media?

[88GT]

sand blasting wont hurt that and will leave the texture. I just sand blasted the inside of 2 doors today from a 67 mustang that has textured steel. Chemical stripper would also work. But that is about all your choices. Sanding will flatten out the texture, leaving some paint in the low spots

[Len]

I would probably use chemical stripper and steel wool then clean it well, prime with epoxy primer then paint while it's still within the recoat window. This will do a good job and no sanding will be required.