I stripped two ruddervators and used about 3 quarts. I sprayed it on and them wrapped them in blach plastic sheeting in the late afternoon and by 9pm had very little action taking place. In the morning it progressed more, especially on some areas that had likely been repainted for repair at one time. Leaving it covered in the black plastic in the sun until 2pm made huge progress! Nearly the entire surface was wrinkled and could be removed without effort. There were still stubborn areas I had to keep reapplying, but this is the best stripper Ive used to date. It barely smells at all and even when I got it on my bare hands, didnt hurt, burn, or cause damage as long as I washed it off in a few minutes. A light pressure washing would have really sped up the process but I was overly cautious not to damage the parts. Other strippers were definitely not as environmentally friendly or safe for the applicator. The product went surprisingly further than I expected, even though I had to do several reapplications in stubborn areas.

Brian S Verified Purchase

E3000 Ekostrip Gallon

Other products I tried failed. It removed the paint after leaving overnight covered in plastic, then pressure washing in the morning. Sanding off primer required.

Kevin H Verified Purchase

E3000 Ekostrip Gallon

Worked very well at removing old paint off 1963 Cessna, the primer was a different story, nothing would take off the primer. I was very happy with this paint remover.

Ive used many aircraft paint strippers and this is by far the best. For best results, Ive found that once applied, cover with plastic and leave it on overnight. It also doesnt eat through nitrile gloves like other strippers do. It has a mild almost pleasant smell to it. This stripper has cut the time it takes to strip parts at least in half for me.

Works good

Douglas E Verified Purchase

E3000 Ekostrip Gallon

I agree with James B on removing primer, I am stripping a 1960 172A. I tried covering with plastic and without with not much difference. I do see that if timed just right the primer is softer and can be scraped off but if left on past the point where paint bubbles it flashes and allows the primer to begin setting up. Overall good though. LWN

Tried using it on some old paint (70s), barely softened it, hopefully itll work better on new paint, will advise.

Chandelle A Verified Purchase

E3000 Ekostrip Gallon

Unfortunately, even when used in a temperature controlled oven with the recommended procedures, EKOSTRIP had no effect on the lacquer used on brass musical instruments (trumpets, trombones, tubas)

Caswell M Verified Purchase

E3000 Ekostrip Gallon