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I use the thick paste type paint remover. The liquid type is useless. Brush it on in one direction, really thick and don't brush back over it again or it messes up the chemical reaction. Do it in the shade or it will evaporate before it can do its job. Sometimes it takes several coats. Then I go over it with a DA sander and Roloc surface conditioning discs. If there is any loose damp paint the sanders can throw them out onto nearby surfaces, like a nearby vehicle and it will damage the paint. It will also get in your eyes, and you will have a bad day. Get a pair of good rubber chemical gloves not the latex gloves and the cheapest paint bruxhes you can buy.
I have Harber a Freight sand blaster I use to get into small areas like along a drip rail or a door jamb or rust pits. You have to get that rust out of those pits or it will evetually bubble up under the paint. Sand blasting large panels like quarters will warp them just from the heat the friction causes. Wipe down the bare metal with acetone until the paper towels are staying white. Then wipe it down with a tach cloth. Do not touch the bare metal with your hands. The oil and moisture will cause it rust in those spots you touch. If you have to move the panels, do it with latex gloves on. Immediately prime the panel with a primer designed for bare metal. That is the biggest problem people make. They strip stuff to bare metal and then it sits and rusts. Only strip to bare metal what you can clean and get into primer in the same day. It's expensive buying all those quality supplies just to get the parts into primer.
I've seen this Eastwood paint conditioning tool advertised and I'm thinking about buying one. I think I will still remove as much as I can with paint remover and then run this tool over it. If really works as good as the video shows and it save the price of buying the paint remover that would be great. I found a clone of it Harber Freight is selling. You get what you pay for.
Eastwood Paint Remal Tool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV8U_RXUfd4
Harber Freight Tool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Juia3HJzX4