I want to remove it because it was chipped and scratched everywhere. Now I want to rust blue it, so I need to remove the bit thats left. I have it down to mostly clean metal, but some remains in the rough areas, and what appears to be a fine film of it remains in some "open" areas. This stuff sure is rugged! By the way, the stripper I used is very heavy bodied, and is supposed to remove epoxy!