I take my hat off to ones like you that jump in and bring one to shape with hand sanding, brushing, scraping, AND do a good job. I'd bet it turns out nice and the pride in knowing each detail it took is reward indeed. I'm going to show this to the guys in the shop who are grouching about a 55 Studebaker that I said to soda or media blast rather than sticking into the stripping tank.