Have you used paint thinner yet? I find it useful, and psst, don't tell anyone, but I have used a steel scraper that was made for scraping off gaskets on aluminum engines. You do definitely have to be careful. I do like the paint thinner though, it works well.
Thanks
David

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2000 Honda Accord V6 137k miles

1972 300SEL 4.5 98k miles

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