Removing paint & polishing question

[thomasjorgensen]

I have half of a spare horizontal stabilizer I would like to use as a polished aluminum desk/table. Its primed and painted. What products/techniques would I need to remove the paint?

[bret]

If it was painted it should have been prep for paint, sanding down with sand paper or scotch pad, wich means a lot of work to bring back to a polished finish. easier to reskin.

[thomasjorgensen]

Thanks! Makes a lot of sense but I have no experience with it though! Will forget about the idea then

[Av8torTom]

I like the idea. Why not paint it with some cool checkered pattern or something? I think that might look better than polished anyway. Could use it go gain experience painting your 10.

[FresnoR]

Originally Posted by Av8torTom

I think that might look better than polished anyway.

Polished would look sweet though:


This desk is made from a c-130 flap, from www.motoart.com

or DC-9 Conference table: