How to remove old paint?

Tony S. · 11-16-2007, 07:29 PM

No British proof marks. I really donÃ¢??t know what this stuff is, but it is tuff. Today, I did my testing on one of the screws. I used paint stripper used to removed epoxy, polyurethane, and paints; it did nothing. I even used an acetylene torch to see if the paint would flake or do something, nothing happened. I am starting to believe that this paint could be the same as that used to paint the tiles on the space shuttle!!! It is glossy too. I wonder if it could be the same paints used on barbeques. Anyway, I will continue to try. I will take a picture of one of the parts so you can see what I am talking about. It is a shame because it is a Mauser Banner 1939 E/L with matching mag. It appears that the gun was in fairly good shape before it was painted.
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11-16-2007, 07:29 PM	#7
Tony S. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 173 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	No British proof marks. I really donÃ¢??t know what this stuff is, but it is tuff. Today, I did my testing on one of the screws. I used paint stripper used to removed epoxy, polyurethane, and paints; it did nothing. I even used an acetylene torch to see if the paint would flake or do something, nothing happened. I am starting to believe that this paint could be the same as that used to paint the tiles on the space shuttle!!! It is glossy too. I wonder if it could be the same paints used on barbeques. Anyway, I will continue to try. I will take a picture of one of the parts so you can see what I am talking about. It is a shame because it is a Mauser Banner 1939 E/L with matching mag. It appears that the gun was in fairly good shape before it was painted. Ã¢??SEMPER PARATUSÃ¢?Â