Intake manifold paint removal

[Reptoid Overlords]

The PO of the parts car whose engine I'm in the process of disassembling/rebuilding has painted the intake manifold blue.
 
Its not a half bad idea, but over the years it has chipped and the intake ports have quite a bit of crud on the inside.
 
I have no experience with parts baths and the like. I'm looking for recommendations for the proper materials I need to remove the paint.
 
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[Captain Obvious]

Ewwwww.

I'm really sorry, but I'm not going to open this post ever again. Not even the tastefully done artful presentation make that thing pretty!   

[Reptoid Overlords]

Yeah its pretty wretched. It was sarcasm about it not being a bad idea.

I might be better off sourcing a different manifold.

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[Captain Obvious]

LOL!  I opened the thread at the newest post (yours above) and that way I don't have to punish myself with that pic again.

The methylene chloride based paint removers will eat anything the PO put on there. Even if it's powder coat. Of course, bead blasting would probably be faster.

[Patcon]

Some paint stripper and some carb cleaner and it might clean up. Carb cleaner will take off most un-catalysed paints. Bead blast after that, if you can, and pretend it never happened...

[grannyknot]

Well that is better than the guy I know who painted absolutely everything in the engine bay white, everything, one trick pony.

Yeah bead blast will have that nice and clean in no time.

[Captain Obvious]

6 minutes ago, Patcon said:

pretend it never happened...

We will never speak of this again.  

[Reptoid Overlords]

My problems don't stop there. He/they painted the block the same color.

 

Ford blue maybe? I'm pretty colorblind. As I've dug into it over the past few days, I've seen evidence that the bottom end has been rebuilt already.

 

I'm just going to take the block and the intake manifold to a machine shop I trust and have it drop tanked and bead blasted.

 

They are old school guys who build derby cars. Mostly small block Chevy's, but you don't need Nissan experience to remove paint.

 

I won't be offended in the least if this thread gets zero more responses or deleted hahaha.

 

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[David F]

Soda blasting.  Hot tank dip the block.