First impression - Hopeless

haha jk. Get on to it!

This post has been edited by CyntrixTech: Feb 2 2013, 05:58 PM

Paint stripper will save you a lot of time stripping the paint. Seams and stuff, and grills are impossibly hard to stripe with sandpaper and wire brush. Spend a wee bit on paint stripper and you will see everything dissolved in 20-30 mins.

Paint stripper are usually water based if not mistaken. After you stripped off the paint, you will want to run it under the water for a prolonged time to rinse off evertyhing. If the paint doesn't stick on bare aluminium, prime it with some primer.