Chemical stripper, for paint! Options

[MattR]

So Im about ready to get all the old paint off my car and I was thinking of using chemical stripper. Whats the best stuff? Ive heard aircraft stripper, but I live in Cali-stinkin-fornia, so nothing is legal. Any suggestions on where to pick up something that works on LA or orange county?

[914GT]

Matt

First make sure you really need to strip. Lots of old paint layers, cracked paint, etc. then sometimes stripping is the way to go. But otherwise just sanding down to a good solid base is all you need to do. Then do your filler, prime, block sanding, guide coat, etc. before base coat. The other thing is stripper will soften body fillers so you can create a lot of extra work if you get into old repairs, or even some of the factory filler.

But, if you really need to strip, you need the good meth-chloride stuff like aircraft stripper or from Home Depot. If that's banned there then I don't know what a good alternative is.