OK, I found an original '32 headlight bar cheap (not perfect but perfect for what I want to do) that I would like to cut up and make in to a low mounted piece for the front of my roadster. Someone painted over the stainless center piece. I'm ***uming it would be OK to use thinner or some type of paint remover without messing up the stainless underneath. Is this a correct ***umption? Thanks. Banjo
Heat, as in an oven, about 400 degrees. No torches, please. A heavy duty heat gun, on the other hand....................
If you use the oven cleaner make sure you get one with caustic in it or it wont do a thing. All good ideas posted above, about the only way you will screw up stainless is with a flame. I would go paint stripper then steel wool, get some course and some fine for finishing. Doc.