[Hallicrafters] How to remove paint

[TC Dailey]

The other day, wanting to "reface" an old HRO "H" coilset to match my HRO-60 (yep, they'll work), I was trying to figure out how to strip the paint off without damaging the copper-plating underneath (older ones were plated).  I remembered a trick my professional-painter buddy taught me for cleaning door-hardware from multiple coats of paint.  PINE SOL - full strength.  Poured enough in an old ice-cube tray, left the plate and data-frames in the stuff (outside - I hate the smell of it), and a couple of days later, the old baked-on black wrinkle slid off with hardly ANY effort from a stick.  I figured I'd share this, because it doesn't scratch or harm the metal.

Tom - W0EAJ