A few months back I posted a similar thread. After using aircraft stripper to get the black paint off my 1968 Cougar tail light grills with limited success, I am back at it again. I finished my rebuild and will be going to the paint shop in a couple days, but want to finish the tail light grills. They have a flat black finish with awesome chrome underneath. So I want the chrome to show. I did a test area the other day with brake fluid. The next day it scraped off with my fingernail. So I know brake fluid will do the job. My question is: What is the best process to get it off? I was thinking about soaking it in a tub 2" deep overnight and try to power wash it off, OR Brush it on a power wash it off, OR Listen to what you guys have to say.
i use brake fluid to mostly to strip paint of model car bodies when i mess up. i usually let it soak in a closed plastic bucket. since brake fluid absorbs moisture i keep the lid closed, tho i dont have any scientific evidence to show that it makes i diffrence. tho just "painting" the fluid on also works submerging it seems to be more effective and quicker.
