Do you remove paint before rust? Or rust first?

[climbamnt]

Hello all,

I am a newbie restoring my first bike. I want to remove paint and rust from the fenders. Do I remove the paint first? Or remove the rust before I remove the paint?

 

[GTs58]

Start with removing the paint. There will undoubtedly be some rust under the paint.

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Sometimes the blasting media doesn’t know the difference either way.