I'm planning to restore some painted wood to a more natural state. A few
years back, using heat to strip old finishes was commonplace and electric
heat guns were flying off the shelves. I only see chemical methods
mentioned now. Is there a good reason for this?


People who kill themselves with heat-sources die right then,
and there's an easy path of causality for the lawyers to follow.

People who kill themselves with chemicals tend to die years
later, which creates plausible deniability.