If I want to strip my car to the metal..... what do you recommend?

moparmat is right on with the advice. Only thing I would add is especially if the stripper has methylene chloride. Works great but real bad stuff. I used it a lot for stripping also on parts of fuse panels from aircraft. Matt, ever hear of Eclipse or Aerodur? And do not use heat at all, you want to avoid getting the steel hot, metal will warp if not careful.