paint stripper

[hauser]

Anyone know of a product that will strip paint or clear coat without harming the metal?

[bogeyman]

I used Kleen Strip Aircraft Stripper - low odor formula.  It worked very well, even removed old bondo.
Lots of work and kind of messy but manageable.  Save up old newspapers for dropcloths.

[SteveK]

Could be the same stuff as Rick has suggested above.  I use the Klean Strip in a spray can sold a Home Depot.   I've tried all types and this seems to work the best on metal.
It will remove a few layers from each application.

[Rolland]

If you don't have enough newspaper, go to your local newspaper and ask for end rolls.  Some give them away, some sell for next to nothing.  I've used them for just about anything including runners to absorb moisture off shoes when moving into a new house.

Rolland

[George Des]

When I stripped my 230SL several years ago, I used a dry stripper. Don't recall the brand name, but there were a few different ones on the market that worked the same way. They were brushed and you waited until the finish bubbled up into a dry mass that you simply peeled off. It was one heck of a lot less messy than the wet strippers that are commonly used and just as effective. I tried the so called"safety stripper" as well and it just didn't work very well.

George