whats the best way to remove paint from an old p68/pgp to get str8 up brass w/o sanding? is there a particular chemical or solution?

i've heard that draino works, anybody else heard that?

thanks.

find "aircraft stripper" or "bix" Bix was easier for me to find and its what I used to cut through the paint on that pun stroker, It was incredibly easy. Make sure to use good gloves and a decent respirator no matter the agent you use. I think I had rubber gloves when I used bix and it ate through them, Chemical resistant gloves would be great.

Either aircraft stripper or kleen strip work great. Like chem said though, make sure you've got some good chemical resistant gloves, and wear long sleeves. That stuff isn't fun to get on you.

naval jelly works great and has a lower toxicity

Jeff I had some skin exposure o the bix and I gotta say that after a few moments I noticed a tingle then an annoying light burn sensation. So as mentioned before protection is paramount when working with most all chemicals. Try to do it in a well ventilated place as well as use a respirator. When in doubt load up on protection.

you took this out of context.

as far as aircraft stripper are yall talking about MEK(methyl ethyl key-tone) or some sort of acitone.... if not, those both should work well at removing some paint or oxidization.

let me know what you find out

MEK is some powerful stuff. I use it at work from time to time. Definitly use all protection and good gloves as it ate through my vynils.

MEK would work, and the stuff I'm refering to is MEK based, but it comes in an aerosol and shoots out in a foam/gel base. I use it for taking auto body paint off. I sprayed it on a friends truck, and we could watch the paint blister up and literally fall off within 2-3 minutes.

go with a aircraft paint remover, home depot used to sell a water based paint remover, think they still might, haven't checked in a while though.

definitely wear gloves, and protect your arms, forearms are the easiest place to get burned. you'll feel a tingle followed by wicked burning sensation, possibly similar to when you pee. zing! get a cheap brush and squeegee and you're good to go. brush it on, let it start working, check on it after 10 minutes. depending on the paint it can be as quick as 10 minutes, as long as 30 before you see the paint start to break down. the tiniest speck of paint remover can cause some fun running and yelling/screaming

try to avoid any mek solutions in the home, but if you do, try to avoid skin contact with even the bottle, always wear gloves with it, its horrible stuff.

u could try oven cleaner also, works well with ano, haven't tried it on powder coat.

I used a marine gel remover, brushed on and withing 5 to ten minutes could just rinse off and you were down to brass. I think it was manufactured by bix too. Get the good black acid gloves, will last for some time too.