On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:44:30 +0100, "Phil"
wrote:

I'm thinking to rebuild a victorian lamp post lantern.
It is in a sorry state but is complete and can be made good.
All copper construction so can be straightened and soldered.
It has been painted, and overpainted, many times.
I cannot make any repairs until the metal is clean

Any ideas please on how to remove the layers of paint?
Using heat & scraper is, I think, a non-starter. Too much damage to flat
areas and all but impossible in more intricate areas.
I don't know effect what nitromors or any other paint stripper might have on
the metal.

I don't really think that Nitromors will have any effect on the
copper, especially if you wash the stuff off after it's done its job.

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Frank Erskine