Paint removal - Prep for painting

[matt_l]

I did a bit of searching, but I was not able to find any specifics. I amtrying to figure out how to prep the body to paint. It currently has two crappy paint jobs on top of the stock paint, and I was wonder what the best way to prep it for paint?

The options I see are:

1. Take it down to bare metal
2. Clean it real good, remove any loose paint, and sand it just for prep.
3. There has to be more options

I am planning to go with a flat paint for a shop/working truck look. This truck will be a regular driver to go to home depot and such. I am not looking for a show truck.

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Trying to keep to somewhat of a budget build. I am also not planning on completely disassembling the truck, I plan on keeping the cab on the frame. The front clip, doors, and bed will be removed.