removing cerakote from stainless steel

[greencobra]

besides lightly sanding, is there anything that will take it off without doing damage? i want to get it off a long 1911 recoil spring guide. seriously, it's not interfering with anything and it is wearing off anyway, but being anal, i want it returned back to it's stainless finish. so' i looked, and there is no solvent anywhere on the cerakote site, and since it's baked on, maybe i'm out of luck? what do you think?

 

[Golddiggie]

Media blast it. Fine grit aluminum oxide would work. I actually have a cabinet, with media, for doing Cerakote (brewery gear is in front of it currently ). Not sure if glass bead media would be aggressive enough to remove Cerakote. Coal slag could, but that's typically rougher than aluminum oxide.

 

[sschevy]

Glass bead will take off cerakote and leave a better finish on stainless than AO or coal slag, there are no solvents that will remove cerakote

 

[jeffC]

If Pullman arms in Worcester still does it, they have the equipment to get that off.