People familiar with the process of chemical dipping---immersion of the car's body in a bath of chemicals---have reported several problems, including the following:
1. Chemical dipping not only removes paint and rust, but everything else, including seam sealer, which you will then have to replace. In addition, you must strip everything off of the entire body, which adds to the time required for disassembly and reassembly.
2. The chemical bath leaves a residue that can seep out of seams long after the car has been reassembled and painted. This can cause blisters in the new paint.
3. Large body panels, such as hoods and decklids, can be warped by the process.
4. It is significantly more expensive than other processes, such as media blasting.
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