hi guys any input on how to strip 10 layers of finish without dying in the process of sanding... is paint remover a safe choice??? i mean i dont want to damaging the wood grain cos i want it in hand rubbed thung oil.

My process won't sound too exciting, but I stripped my brother's ESP guitar with a straight edge Xacto blade, like chiseling off the paint. Once I got an edge started, it just peeled off like Scotch tape in little 1/4" strips. After a half hour, I got quite efficient and was ripping it off in whole lengths from top to bottom.

AND it was excellent stress relief! Better than popping bubble wrap!

hi guys any input on how to strip 10 layers of finish without dying in the process of sanding... is paint remover a safe choice??? i mean i dont want to **** the wood grain cos i want it in hand rubbed thung oil.

Any chance a heat gun (strong blow-dryer) would work in this situation, and perhaps a chisel or drywall spatula?

Any chance a heat gun (strong blow-dryer) would work in this situation, and perhaps a chisel or drywall spatula?

H,mm sounds quik solution but risky, im aware that heatguns can burn surfaces if you overexpose/overblow an area and im afraid that i might need to heat like an animal i still cant believe how thick this finnish is.