May Have Found an Excellent Paint Remover

[Evo160K]

Here's a picture of the result of a spot test on my Singer 45K21 of Rust-Oleum's 255447 Aircraft Remover.  I was skeptical when I read the description, but because there were many glowing user comments, I bought a gallon.  It worked (for this test at least) just as the instructions stated. I applied the gel with a natural bristle paint brush, left it on for 10 minutes exactly and wiped it off easily with a putty knife.  I was shocked!

 

Edited July 15, 2016 by Evo160K

[dikman]

I used a gel-type paint stripper on the wooden stock of a muzzleloader I was restoring, it did a great job of removing the varnish. The Singer 331K4 that I got for free had a different colour on the baseplate, so I used it on that too and it made it real easy to get the paint off. The beauty of the gel stuff is it doesn't flow so it's easy to control where you want it to go. Cleanup is pretty easy, scrape it off then wipe over with water or methylated spirits (denatured alcohol to you Yanks).

[Colt W Knight]

Airplane stripper will take the stink off a dead oppossum. It also melts my skin, so you have to be super careful with protective equipment, and I am pretty sure breaking the fumes is a bad idea too. 

 

I use it to strip epoxy enamels like fire arm finishes and industrial equipment to use. 

[Beener]

I have always found that brake fluid soaked in overnight causes me way less hassle on the hands and nose but does just as effective of a job.