23-01-2022, 05:24 AM
My ST38 (and the additional E04A-13407 stop/tail lamp) looked like they had been smeared with semi fluid black enamel by a ham fisted gorilla using a crayfish tail in lieu of a brush. Multiple coats too. Whatever the product was (Hammerite smooth?), it just shrugged off the usual paint removal suspects so I asked my friendly local engine reconditioning shop if I could put in their hot tank (the one the engine blocks go in before they're worked on) overnight. 99.9% removed and what was left in the awkward spots came off easily with a soft brass wire brush.