Walter,

I make kitchen cabinets and restore wooden boats. Many boats have to
stripped of their finish. I have tried many strippers even the ones at
$65/gallon. The best by far is actually one of the least expensive oddly
enough. I now use only "Dad's Paint Remover" from Wal-Mart.

Keep the old finish wet and don't try to rush the process. As the paint
wrinkles and curls up lightly brush it off and apply additional stripper.

Don Dan