I strip lots of parts. I have found that a heat gun is your friend. Clean the finish good with lacquer thinner, scuff lightly with 80 grit. Warm it up and apply aircraft stripper. The good stuff will give you a blister in 2 seconds so wear gloves and sleeves
A buddy and I once stripped a 1956 Austin-Healey in prep for restoration by using aircraft stripper. In our zeal we went at it without gloves. Boy did the paint just peel off. While washing up afterwards I noticed one layer of skin after another slough off the back of my hands. No aftereffects when I dried off but it scared the bejesus out of me. Lessons learned the hard way....
