The stripper is great! Brushed onto alkyd, covered with a plastic sheet and after a short exposure time you could lift the dissolved paint from wood. Since my old wooden bar car has a lot of curves, the abrading would have been a time consuming history. Of course, you have to repeat when the paint layers were slightly thicker or has not been properly brushed with the clear gel at various points the treatment. The effect is really convincing and I can recommend the stripper.