Breakdown

She looks pretty good naked

Progress moved quickly on the Rhino removal at first

I spent about two weeks working up at least 30 different designs, and I think I've settled on the very first one that I did.

I still really like this one though. The honeycomb might end up incorporated somehow into the final design

I found a ton of Bondo on the thing. In areas even that had no detectable damage

 Slather it on nice and thick!

Without all that junk, the panels are noticeably lighter

So pretty

 If it wasn't for the four dents in it, I'd be happy to leave it just like this

But alas

 First step to new perfection, complete

some of the panels are trying to kill me though

If the first panel had been half as hard to clean as this one is proving to be, I don't think I would have gone through with it. This one's fiberglass, and the Rhino, just loves it.

Crank up the Nickleback, and bring out the strippers!

So apparently it's been orange, yellow, and then red in its life.  Why bother removing the decals, just paint right over 'em! (don't do that)

 I harbor a bit of animosity towards chemical strippers, they make a huge mess, and it's all really hard to get rid of. So typically I'll try and do the lions share of the work mechanically. That's where the DA comes in, I've found it's pretty sad running on my little compressor though, but it does work.

 Back at the shop, the two 80 gallon compressors have no problem with the DA.

 This is where Junior put in the cap from the other 750 tank. He did an awesome job bu there's definitely a bit more work to be done in this area.