Paint and rust removal

I'm looking to remove the paint and rust from a project. Almost the entire truck is covered in a light coat of rust. What is the best was to remove the rust and paint? I'd prefer a way I could do myself, without the help of a commercial method like acid dipping. Thank you in advance  

the best way i've found to remove all the paint and primer and get to bare metal is using 36 or 40 grit sandpaper and an air powered sander...electric sander will work also

there are composite discs made for use with grinders and you can also get them for use with a drill, for removing rust, even better than heavy sandpaper...but be carreful not to stay in one place too long because they heat up FAST and could distort the metal

i don't like to use the composite discs on paint because of the heat factor...it has a tendency to heat the paint, roll it off the metal, and clog the disc...

i get to bare metal with the sandpaper then use the composite disc to hit the rusty spots...then use a wax & grease removing metal cleaner to wipe the dust off  then hit the panel with some rust inhibitor/reformer and then use primer  
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Ya sanding it down to bare metal is the best way I use 40-50 grit sand paper anything more then that can and will cause damage to the metal and keep the sander off the edges so you don't damage them. Once it is to the bare metal use some 80grit to help remove the 40-50 grit scratches.

Light rust can be removed with the sander as well and then treat the surface that was rusted with some ospho it works well.  
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