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?
 
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.
 
Paint it?

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.
 
I think that might look better than polished anyway.


Polished would look sweet though:
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This desk is made from a c-130 flap, from www.motoart.com

or DC-9 Conference table:
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