Don't use stripper. Charlie it does funny things to glass and plastic I would rub it back with 200grade dry paper then finish with 400 grade wet and dry, that. Way it will be smooth but will leave a key for your paint
here is our nearly new lathe (1954) it called a little john, any info on these machines would be helpfull, i found out how to plug it in so thats a start
koen we have to large artic lorries that bring plants over from holland on a reguler run every two weeks let me know where in holland you are and i will have a word with them to see if they are near you
i came across this old hydraulic road breaker it was run by a Kohler engine so i sold that to ian with the frame, but i got a good hydraulic pump and a ally petrol tank and hydraulic tank out of it. the bits for this project are gradually turning up ready for a proper start next month
not quite true the honda that holds the record had an engine from a snow jetski thingy but they cheated realy cos the rules say it has to cut grass so what they did was put some electric battery strimmers under it to get round the rules
and ian every year up north some where on an old air field runway they let you go for speed records on two and four wheels