stripping a patina Duster hood

harrisonm, thanks for all your advice, im a firm believer that listening to advice from people that are knowledgable and experienced backed up with some of my own research will get the job done right the first time... im thinking that while im waiting for the ospho to get here i will drop the hood off at my media blaster to get the backside bracing cleaned up, hes pretty careful and knows what to blast and what not to blast.