On 21 Apr 2005 10:13:07 -0700, jim rozen wrote:
In article , Dave Hinz says...

If you've got a source of liquid nitrogen, that might be another answer
(well, for the floor at least).

This is actually how most of the paint was removed from the inside
of the statue of liberty, during the recent restoration.

Right. Wasn't it tar-like substance as well? I remember that that had had
lots of time and money budgeted for it, and ended up coming in for that
part of the project way early and under-budget.