Best way to strip a car?

Ditto
Doing my 28 and no stripper would touch it. Takes about 2 hrs to do a 3 x 3 area with the wrapped wire on a grinder but gets it pretty clean. I go over it with 180 then and prime it.
Wear lots of lung protedtion and you will lose a tone of skin if you bump any flesh, experience!
jim

 

I use this type on a bench grinder and it works great .

I completely stripped the roof of my 56 caddy in about 30 minutes all the way down to the metal with a disc grinder and a multilayer emory cloth sanding disc, works great and doesnt dammage metal. Angle grinder $20 bucks . Grinding discs $10 bucks. for less than 50 bucks and 2-3 hours you can get it done easy and ready for primer. with the stripper you still have to prep the surface for primer adheasion

 

Where do you get those purple discs. Im about to have to strip my new roof and im wanting to explore more ideas than normal grinding discs.

 

Ditto Where do you get them?
Donn

 

x3 curious where to get em and the price

 

harbor freight for about 8 bucks . easy pressure is the trick , it will grind metal

 

sorry . $5.99

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=66101


But i really recomend this type. its got a curve to the disc that helps alot
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=97692

 

which ever way you go the key thing is to get rid of all the rust.. and a wire wheel will not do it..and I'm skeptical on grinding it off - although I see plenty of people grinding away at their bodies and with good results..but for how long... but for me it's blasting or dipping.... you got to start with a good fondation if you want it to last..

 

I like the looks of that flap disc. I really just have surface rust to tackle on mine. Im going to grind it, DA it then primer it. That should be good for a nice even surface?

 

Great info guys thanks keep it up

 

Can u put that in one of those small ryoby angle grinders u get from home depot?

 

Best way to strip a car is to have someone else do it for you. That way the mess stays in their shop. I like media blasting best.

 

Man you ain't kiddin! I did a 57 Nomad with those once. I was pulling half inch pieces of wire out of my body.

 

I buy these locally at the NAPA store that is also a paint supplier.

They charge $14.00 bucks a piece. I used 6 of them to completely strip a 68 Plymouth Satellite to bare metal. Maybe seven but who's counting?

Get this.....Made in USA 3M Scotch Brite 33194

Figure 10 of them for $120.00 bucks or so 3 or 4 guys with electric grinders and 4 hours or so and your car will be naked.

I did it because my compressor wouldn't keep up with DA or sand blaster.

Bonus is colorful boogers.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=54852

 

I agree with orange54. The 3m strip-it discs are great for the outer sheetmetal.
http://www.shop3m.com/61500187564.html
Faster than aircraft stripper gel, and a more complete job. I tried both ways last week. Had to go over the part I did with the aircraft stripper gel with the 3m disc to finish the job properly, cause the gel left little areas behind.Wear a mask, though. they make lotsa dust.
Ralph

 

3m "Bristle disk's" are pretty handy, they have a bunch of little stiff fingers with some grit impregnated in, sold in grits starting at 50. These discs do not really heat the steel at all. They sell a roloc version on the cheap in 1, 2, 3, and maybe 4 inch. Eastwood has a pricey version that connects to a fixed right angle grinder if you don't have a big compressor.

 

Start by pouring a lot of alcohol in the radiator .LOL couldn't resist.good luck on the strip

 

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tools/...-knotted-wire-wheel-brush-6-in-coarse-3822281

this is the ultimate stripping tool in an angle grinder - make sure that you get the twisted cords - if they're not twisted, you'll wear them like a porcupine - these discs will cut 6-7 coats of paint as fast as you can keep up with the disc -until it wears out - usually takes 2-3 discs to do a complete car

 

best way to strip a car is to leave in in east L.A ..or any other major city ............ sorry ,, i couldn't resist........

 

you beat me to that comment... I knew it was coming though.

I trained a small army of ants to eat paint and rust, in about a day there are done. works great!


but seriously rapid strip discs all the way fellas

 

Oh man, That was a good one! very true. West LA 2.

 

If only life were that easy? Get me some ants!

 

4 free tows up to 100 miles. I used all 4 free tows on my chevy.

 

AFRO DISCS! I stripped a 62 ford galaxie with about 12 of them and the galaxie is a boat!

 

Get her drunk and play some****y music !!! >>>>.

 

I have AAA and they said it had to be a emergency to qualify! I even have the plus!

 

I use an 8" mud eater and 80 grit da paper. No chemical mess to cleanup or seaping out of cracks.

 

So I started the job. Went the way of stripping it by drill and whatever I could find. to put in it. Tried the ones that 3m makes that looks like black noodles. (sell em at autozone) Those truly r slow. Ive Got like 3 coats of paint plus rust to get through. Wire wheels which I dont use cous there kinda iffy with the needles flying out an all. And a friend from school sold me some wheels he got that come in orange, blackish-grey, and possibly other colors. (sorry forgot the name on em) Ill check it and get back. But these seemed to work the best on rust. I would like to try the purple one, but nobody told me if it would fit in a small angle grinder or not. Otherwise I would have bought one already. Or even the braided one that david was talkin about.

 

ive looked everywhere for nthese purple disc anyone know where to get them wanting to strip my rust infected car !!???

 

There are a couple of spots in my town where you can park it and the locals will strip it for you.