That is not paint. It's powder coating. I'm not sure if an aircraft type paint stripper will do it or not, but I kinda doubt it. Otherwise you will have to use a die grinder and varying grits of flap wheels.
This guy has a pretty good article on polishing intakes which have the same coating...
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/P.../polishin1.htm
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[This message has been edited by AxemanZZ (edited 01-12-2001).]