Crossthreaded88

Do not use acetone or lacquer thinner they like stripper will take the original paint. I have had limited success using California paint thinner which is much weaker than your run of the mill old school paint thinner. They reformulated it about ten years ago to be kinder to the environment but like most things the Government sticks their noses into it ruined it. So that and a half used dish sponge with one scratchy side dipped in the thinner and gently rubbed peels it off rather nicely. Around tight spot's like the bottom bracket and where two or more tubes meet you have to take more care and an old tooth brush comes in handy here. This is a beater turned $5 bike into $50 bike.