fire damage removal

[MoCoke]

MoCoke

January 13, 2011 at 2:53 am #27096

i have this car im working on that suffered fire damage to the entire inside of the rear clip and surface rust on the interior trunk compartment. any ideas on the best way to remove the burnt seam sealer, paint, and rust to take it down to bare metal? i dont have access to a sand blaster and was thinking in lines of a wire wheel but that sounds a bit inefficient. any ideas on what to buy would be greatly appreciated, thanks

[jackcarlson]

jackcarlson

January 13, 2011 at 3:17 am #27097

wire wheel will work i think dynabrade used make a tool for it 2 but i cant remember the name of it i dont think a sandblaster would work for dik

[darren]

darren

January 13, 2011 at 4:38 am #27098

http://www.eastwood.com/5-x-1-2-clean-and-strip-xt-92580.html i like the 3m ones of these…

[mark]

mark

January 13, 2011 at 5:23 am #27100

I was thinking that a D.A. would catch all the rust and get it down to the bare metal.

[brandon dingwell]

brandon dingwell

January 13, 2011 at 6:14 am #27101

only easy way to do that Mo is to hire a $10hr and let him have at it :whistle:
but really wire wheels and a dynazip are about the best way for all the nooks and crannies. da and mini da for the spots you can get at with those. maybe a spot blaster for the little corners you can get at with anything else

[Ben Hart]

Ben Hart

January 13, 2011 at 7:12 am #27109

burnt seam sealer usually comes off well with a scraper or wire brush/wheel. Getting the rust off sounds like a PITA.

Can you post some pics?

[MoCoke]

MoCoke

January 13, 2011 at 7:40 am #27115

thanks guys for the advice, sounds like theres no easy way out of this job. wire wheel it is 🙁 ill try and get some pics of this job too

[Nelson Hays]

Nelson Hays

January 13, 2011 at 11:28 am #27125

those clean and strip discs are incredible. I don’t hardly use wire anymore for that type of operation.

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