Strippers of choice
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this might just be another dumb thread that’s been covered, but I like to consolidate this stuff anyway. :deadhorse
What do you guys use to strip a car down for a restoration job? media blast? chem dip? …or the hard way?
On this particular truck of mine there are several layers of paint, chips down to bare metal all over the place, and rust getting started every which where, so I want to strip it bare and not risk it. I don’t have the option to send out to a sandblaster, or a chem dipper, so I’m stuck with the hard way.
so of the hard ways – rotary sander/polisher seems like it would be fast, but is my makita polisher up to the challenge? I see it burning out in a hurry…
D/A? well that just sucks, even with 80 grit or less. but I guess it would work.
Stipping wheels – these can go on a 1/4″ chuck for a small grinder, on a backing pad for a 4.5″ grinder, or on a 8″ pad for the polisher.
these look tough, and effective
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this looks even faster in a 7″ version
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or the small
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I’m leaning toward getting a beefy air polisher to use as a stripper with the wheels. I do a lot of aggressive sanding anyway, and I hate the dumb mudhog. so rough to work with.
Maybe the 3m Imperial ‘fiber discs’ in 7″ form?
there are some other weirder options, some look nifty but leave me with quite the pensive look on my face. :unsure:
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get a 7″ dewalt angle grinder/samder for the large areas. or, if your compressor is big enough, get a chicago pneumatic angle grinder. just as effective as the dewalt but a lot lighter in weight.
I usually go for the brunettes with fake boobs and a tramp stamp! 😉
[quote=”ryanbrown999″ post=15474]I usually go for the brunettes with fake boobs and a tramp stamp! ;)[/quote]
:dnc :dnc :dncWell, I do collision, not restos, but:
I would avoid grinding or anything producing much heat (including sand blasting) since it can warp the panels to sh**.
When I strip at work, I will grind if it is a small area and not too flat. Larger areas like hoods I always chemical strip.
The other problem with blasting is that you can never seem to get rid of all the media after no matter how well you blow and vacuum it our. I used to do sandblasting on heavy trucks and it was always nasty. There would always wind of being some sand in the booth and inevitably in the paint somewhere.
Soda blasting is a great way to remove paint, but does nothing for rust. I think some places use walnut shells or plastic media as an alternative.
I don’t know a lot about dipping a car, but I do like the idea of it.
[quote=”MoCoke” post=15472]get a 7″ dewalt angle grinder/samder for the large areas. or, if your compressor is big enough, get a chicago pneumatic angle grinder. just as effective as the dewalt but a lot lighter in weight.[/quote]
[url=http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/cpt857.html]7″ Air Grinder[/url]
this one? sweet, but FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS!!!
I may have to patiently wait for one to pop up on ebay… I have enough air for it.
I’ll search the electric route, but most are combo sander/polishers, and I question their toughness… have you used them?
[url=http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/cpt869s.html]http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/cpt869s.html[/url]
this looks more like it.
[url=http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/makga7001l.html]http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/makga7001l.html[/url]
electric route could work too, but generally I avoid electric tools.
http://www.toolsource.com/heavy-duty-angle-sander-cpt869s-p-102263.html
a lil cheaper
I have one of these in a snapon version put some 36grit and go to town as long as you got the air and a pair of gloves(for how cold this things going to get )
have you used the stripping wheels? I always thought they were the fastest way to strip, since I never had a sander like this. I see they make the pads for this 7″ grinder, which would take off material a lot faster than the orbital mudhog I’ve been used to.
http://www.eastwood.com/cleaning-disc-7.html
I use and like strip disks. They’re fast, they don’t heat things much, and they work.
As far as stripping a whole car, I like to use both 65-80 Grit on a 7 inch Electric Rotary sander. ( I use a cheapo Hobo freight 7 inch rotary buffer/sander )
And the Strip disks.I use the 4.5″-5″ Strip disks on my Aircat 6255 Air Die grinder. (although it is one of the higher torque die grinders on the market.)
I personally would be scared to put one on an electric grinder, just because that much torque behind it can make a mess of strip disks.The best place to get the Strip disks is at believe it or not Walmart, in the home improvement section.
You can get the 3M ones there, and they’re a lot cheaper (And the exact same god damn thing), something like 5 bucks for the single 4.5 inch, or they have a combo one which is 8 bucks (Has two disks on it which you can then use individually.)You can also get another name brand at lowes, (Gater strip or something along that lines.)
They’re a little cheaper, two disks for like 6 bucks. And I haven’t noticed any difference in comparison to the 3M ones.Strip disks work good, but edges and rough *** can *** them up royally.
I’ve stripped an entire car with strip disks before. I’ve managed to do an entire car with maybe 4-5 of them. (But then again, I’ve also managed to burn an entire one out on a floor pan, you just gotta be careful with them to get any mileage out of them.)Strip disks don’t have much surface area, so although they cut fast. They don’t cut a shot load at once. Most effective way to use them is to go over it with 45-65 grit on a rotary sander (Just enough to tear most the paint off like a fiend) being careful not to hit too much metal and get too much heat, then go back for the final strip with a Strip Disk.
Strip disks also work well as final cleanup with paint strippers.
They don’t produce much heat, they don’t remove any metal, and they put a consistent 80-120 grit scratch in everything.awesome. thanks a lot to all for the advice
I think I’ll pick up one of those 7″ sanders, some 60 and 80 grit paper, and a pack of strip discs. I’ve torn them up before, and I have a pretty good idea what to avoid.
I can get them in bulk pretty cheap. WAY cheaper than walmart, plus I prefer the larger ones.
I still like my idea better
Goddammit I was hoping to see some boobs on this thread. You ruined my day bob :chair
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