[Shop-talk] Liquid paint stripper?

[Doug Braun]

Oven cleaner is great for removing baked-on layers of
dirt and grease, like what covers many old car
drivetrain and suspension parts.  It definitely
removes old paint, and often rather quickly.

You need the original extra-nasty genuine yellow-can
Easy-Off brand.  Accept no substitutes.

I was overjoyed when I discovered how well it worked
on my '31 Ford, and I've gone through about 4 bottles
so far.

Doug

--- "David C." <cavanadd at verizon.net> wrote:

> Another old fashioned way to remove the paint would
> be to go to the 
> hardware store and get a can of lye and mix up a
> solution of lye and hot 
> water and soak the hinges in this for a couple of
> days.  You could also 
> spray them down with oven cleaner; it will
> eventually remove paint, 
> given enough time.  It also makes a good engine
> degreaser, if you don't 
> mind the paint coming off, too.  Makes a nasty mess
> on the driveway, 
> though....