Anybody know of the fastest and safest way (without harming the truck) to quickly remove paint from a cab (in, out, up, down - EVERYWHERE needs stripped!). There isn't much paint on the truck - It only has the original coat of paint! Any suggestions.
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Stripping Paint
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re: Stripping Paint
If you've got an angle grinder, I'd highly suggest getting a 3M stripping wheel, like this one:
The picture above is one for a drill, but you can get them with a threaded center to screw onto an angle grinder. When I got started stripping the bottom of my cab over the past few weekends, I picked up several different attachments for stripping, and was very impressed with how this thing cut through the paint and primer...with no cleanup. However, they do get used up fairly quickly, so even though it's a quick and easy stripping process, you'll end up using a bunch of these.
I've tried the versions of these for a 3/8" drill, but the drill can't spin this thing fast enough to do much good. But on an angle grinder, it's amazing!
The picture above is one for a drill, but you can get them with a threaded center to screw onto an angle grinder. When I got started stripping the bottom of my cab over the past few weekends, I picked up several different attachments for stripping, and was very impressed with how this thing cut through the paint and primer...with no cleanup. However, they do get used up fairly quickly, so even though it's a quick and easy stripping process, you'll end up using a bunch of these.
I've tried the versions of these for a 3/8" drill, but the drill can't spin this thing fast enough to do much good. But on an angle grinder, it's amazing!
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re: Stripping Paint
I've had great luck with those 3M stripping discs too. I've found and used a different brand at the local Lowes too. It uses a backing pad and attaches with the angle grinder nut/washer. The 3M discs that I have used attach with velcro to the pad. I've noticed the ones attached with velcro tend to slip off-center a little after use, become unbalanced, and have to be recentered.You have to be careful to really keep them moving and not stay long in one spot. They get the surface super hot in a hurry and I would imagine they could warp the panel in a hurry.