Environmentally unfriendly paint stripper - what should I go for?

[beko1987]

Have a little project coming up that needs paint stripping off it.

 

It's a 1936 Hoover 875 that at some point in the years inbetween has been painted with I imagine something banned today. What would be the best product to get it off? Wire wool wont touch it, and I dont want to sand it off as it should hopefully* be polished aluminium underneath and I dont want to inflict too much damage on it.

 

I've heard Nitromorse is shite nowadays, anything I can get on ebay or similar that will remove anything and quickly, rather than sit on it and complain about the trees and ozone layer?

 

Dont need too much

 

Cheers

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Modern Nitromors works well enough if you follow the instructions to the letter, which is I think where the people who criticise it are going wrong (including me). 

[Parky]

What about getting it soda blasted? I have heard that is supposed to be a gentler stripping method.

 

In fact didn't someone on here have/start a Business doing this very thing?

 

Otherwise brake fluid seems pretty good at removing paint - as recommended by thousands of angry girlfriends worldwide!

[beko1987]

If anyone can soda blast it I'll happily strip it and post it! Would pictures etc help?

[londonm]

What you need is http://www.vacuumland.org/ !