galvanized bodies...

[murari@umiacs.UMD.EDU (Murari Srinivasan)]

I was going to paint my 5k tthis weekend,
when it occured to me that i might be 
ruining the rust protection when i strip the
old paint off.

Now, i'm an EE, and have no clue about galvanizing.
Could someone please tell me if i would be destroying
the galvanized body layer in any way when i strip
the paint with a sander..

thanks
Murari.
'85 5k.