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@Squaredisk Yeah, that's the paint under the decals that obviously didn't get any exposure to the paint stripper. Thought it looked a bit interesting at first but yeah the finish will be uniformly raw metal. I may treat the frame with some engine oil and some heat (left in front of a space heater or similar), I used to do this when stripping old BMX frames to raw finish to keep them rust free, the oil seeps into the pores of the metal and it used to give a cool finish. Obviously it's more oxidisation than rust in this case that would be the issue.
@cheekysnaker it is yeah. The paint stripper didn't make it through the paint anywhere on the fork so never actually interacted with the carbon. Wet&dry it is or I've seen some people chip the paint off with a razor blade. Will see.