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Depending how long it has been there. The key is to soften the latex paint with warm/hot water. Since it was applied over alkyd paint your chance for sucess is improved. If the application was recent, even better - less curing time. Soften the latex paint up enough to take it off with a maroon, green, or even more course a gray teflon pad. They rinse out easily...well, they rinse out. The tephlon pads will also scratch the undercoat to prep it for the new topcoat. Bonus! But what a mess!
I have found that ammonia tends to dissolve latex paint, but doesn't effect alkyd. Try softening it up with a strong mixture with hot water and a nylon scrubby pad.
Try air. Blow it off with a compressor. It won't take it all off, but if it lifting, the air will get a lot of it. Hell of a messssssssss. Joe H