47-59 Media blasting questions

[rnrdthefox]

Hello,

I'm to the point where I am ready to take my doors to the media blaster and I have a couple of questions. I plan to get it back from the blaster and get it in epoxy before I start bodywork. I should mention this is my first body working experience, if that matters.

- What is the recommended media? I've heard that soda needs to be neutralized and cleaned before moving to epoxy. Is this correct?

- I'm leaning towards epoxy, body filler, then high-build, and finally sealer. I know people seem to be in two camps of doing DTM bodywork first vs. epoxy first. It seems it would be easy to deal with bodywork first with clean metal then epoxy, but I see strong opinions in both camps. Any suggestions in order of operation?

Also, should I remove the trim around the outside window area or leave it alone? (The one that is sometimes chrome.)

thanks
Renard