OK my much preferred method of removing paint is now set in stone.
For a few years before retiring I was working as a lacky at B&Q and in that period Nitromores changed there chemical recipe to a more user friendly base. Now for anyone trying to remove 60 year old baked on finishes from Dinky ,Corgi,Lesney to me there stuff just wasnt cutting it.Maybe I was expecting to much to quickly but a fast strip was no longer possible[IMHO] So a slower and CHEAPER product has now become my staple chemical..
..I hate to say this but B&Qs own that comes in a white plastic container given the time and a deep enough jug will shift most paints,its relatively cheap and doesnt smell to bad.Also no wheels where eaten .
I like to then give mine a quick wash in thinners {check Lldl for Baufix] thougher rinse in a bucket outside to get rid of the smell and then let it join the washing up indoors....Then the bit I like picking with a scalpel and a brass wire brush from Poundland.[Other cheap shops are available]...
Plastic goes in the tank today if I can find something with a bit of old paint on but I do know from past working that a certain oven cleaner works safely as I did a Pocher kit a few years ago and its still in one piece [Well a lot realy but thats another story ]