I finished stripping a 1989 Fuji Ace a couple of weeks ago. I did what worked for me on the other two framesets I did: chemical stripper and let stand overnight in a garbage bag. Next day used a scraper and a utility knife to remove the broken down paint and pressure washed it to get the rest off. I do not have any idea what paint was used, but it was very difficult to strip. I had to give up on the utility knife as it would get hung up and scrape/scratch the steel too much. I still had to use a good bit of sandpaper and manual labor to get the frameset to bare metal, and then to get it smoothed out. The other framesets I stripped were much easier and less time consuming. The Fuji is Ishiwata steel, the Ochsner is Columbus Aelle, and the Lemond Tourmalet is Reynolds 853. I have no idea if the grade of steel makes a difference, or if it is just whatever paint/process was used. I put the final coat of rattle can spray paint on the frame yesterday. My first time painting a bike and I think it came out pretty good, better than I was expecting. No pictures yet.