Early A ext door handles....painted??? How to remove?

Yikes, what a mess. Makes you wonder what they were thinking. At least they get an award for thoroughness, painting the keyholes too. :wtf:

I haven't tried it on a previously chromed surface, but I have used water-base paint stripper on metal surfaces before, and it worked quite well. Perhaps you could try this out in a small inconspicuous spot and see if it works and leaves some nice chrome behind. If these were mine I'd consider it a not-much-to-lose situation.