I love the smell of paint in the morning.

The previous "camo" paintjob came off relatively easy with a palm sander and 150 grit REGULAR sandpaper.

After base sanding I went back with a smaller piece of sandpaper over a foam sanding block to smooth out what I could. Then hand sanded around rivets and in creases.
Xylene was used to wipe the metal clean before priming.

Acid etching primer was used to get a good grip on the metal. This was wet sanded with 500 grit then 1000 grit to smooth it out as much as possible.

This picture is a little too small for any detail, but you get the just of it.