I want my cowl tag clean and shiny. I am probably going to remove it to replace the cowl anyway. Is there a way to clean the paint off without scratching the crap out of the cowl tag or destroying it? Thanks

You could try using brake fluid. It will probably take a while before the paint bubbles off, and you might need several applications of the brake fluid before all paint is gone.

Thanks, I will give it a try. I dont want to destroy the metal

Brake cleaner I would try first if you just want to take off the red overspray. The real Brakekleen not the green stuff. If you want to remove all the paint I would use less aggressive paint stripper before I would use brake fluid.