Need some help: FMJ half jacket strip

[PiesangKop_ZA]

Hey folks,

I've recently been gifted a beater Half Jacket (thanks @Ph03n1X !!)
This one:

Half Jacket FMJ 5.56 / Fire Iridium

O-Review Database Colorway Listing for: Half Jacket FMJ 5.56 / Fire Iridium

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I want to strip down the frame to do a custom paint job of my own.

Problem:
Does anybody know how to strip off the FMJ finish without sandblasting the frame?
It's beyond repair so definitely needs to come off

 

[ZCForge]

Problem:
Does anybody know how to strip off the FMJ finish without sandblasting the frame?

butterknife, a damp cloth and hot grease always worked for me

 

[PiesangKop_ZA]

butterknife, a damp cloth and hot grease always worked for me

Serious?

Can you elaborate on the hot grease please? Is it just working to lubricate the surface while you go at it with the butter knife or does it serve to help chemically lift the FMJ finish?

 

[herbieninja]

Serious?

Can you elaborate on the hot grease please? Is it just working to lubricate the surface while you go at it with the butter knife or does it serve to help chemically lift the FMJ finish?

No he’s not serious. Although @zcrxsi is usually full of useful information today he is apparently in a joking mood.

 

[ZCForge]

Guess I should have said it was a quote

 

[PiesangKop_ZA]

Guess I should have said it was a quote
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Lol. Thought that was too weird to be true

Anybody have any non-sarcastic suggestions?

 

[delarscuevas]

I recently tried to strip of those with my fingernails. Worked perfectly on the frame, but the paint on the stems did not Come off. Weird.

 

[GRFMotorsports]

I think there was a thread on here years ago about boiling them with something to get the finish to loosen up.