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Good paint stripper?

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In Europe i cannot find Aircraft paint stripper, so I'm using Rustoleum paint stripper, it seems to be working fine, the GTX has 2 layers of paint on it, and the first seems to be getting of quickly.
Any other experience with this product?

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I have not tried Rust-oleum, but your photo shows the results I usually get with "aircraft stripper". It usually can take 2 coats to get down to the factory primer/metal.
FYI, aircraft stripper can be VERY nasty to work with. You might actually have a better product...
 
I have not tried Rust-oleum, but your photo shows the results I usually get with "aircraft stripper". It usually can take 2 coats to get down to the factory primer/metal.
FYI, aircraft stripper can be VERY nasty to work with. You might actually have a better product...
Rust-Oleum smells like gasoline on steroids, it does not burn right in you hands.
I take the second coat right now, i can see the bare metal.
 
Aircraft stripper has a smell that takes your breath away. Just a dot ANYWHERE on your skin will burn and also leave a scab. I have had it burn me through
2 shirts and also eat up rubber gloves! I basically have to dress up like a space man when I work with it. That said, It does work very well. I spent about 1 week
stripping underneath my car and it took every thing down to bare metal. My cars underside looks like new, floor, frame rails, everything. If used carefully and
smartly it is a good, but dangerous, product.
 
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For now at least, it is still available up here in Canada. Price seems crazy though at about $90-$100 per 4 quarts.
 
Looks like it's doing better than the last Aircraft I used. Yes I could tell a difference from when I had used it last. Definitely not the same.
 
I cover stripper with plastic to keep it from evaporating, and walk away
 
I have 15Liter of Rust-Oleum, two coats are enough to go through 2 paints layers and 1,5 primer layers, almost at bare metal.
Tail Panel is off the car :)
 
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Right side = after two layers of Rust-Oleum
Left side = after two layers of Rust-Oleum and one round by hand with 3M final striping pads
 
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