Heat wasn't the answer - in some places i could peel the red off the white with my fingers leaving a clean white surface underneath. Interestingly enough, where the red did stick, dope thinner bubbled it right off the white, but the white seems impervious to the dope thinner. I figured rustoleum was rustoleum, WRONG! I was even planning on using spray minwax polyurethane to gloss everything up - didn't get that far. Oh well. I'll see if i can get some photos of the aftermath. This was about a week ago and haven't had the motivation to jump back into it, so the fuse remains in limbo, but the wings are stripped. This is why i have a few planes going at once, so when one ticks me off, i can switch.