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Why not sandblast?
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Mainly because of the cost of the blasting media, and because I'd have to use a pressure washer attachment with it to minimize/eliminate dust since I'm in a residential area.Why not sandblast?
PM sent, thank you!I have a media blaster attachment for a pressure washer that you're welcome to borrow if you want to pay for shipping?
Thanks for the suggestion! We've been using these same items; the areas that were brought down to bare metal in the pics were done with those same wire cup wheels...right now the average time to remove paint is about the same between those and the needle scaler. I've found that I prefer to use the needle scaler to remove the heavy stuff, then follow up with the wire cup wheels to really smooth things out.SS55,
I have been using the braided cup wheels from HF and / or the metal abrasive disks on a 4 inch sander to knock the paint off of my truck. These might be an option.
PM sent.SS55,
I will be moving all this week but will have a few hours of down time. Let me know when you plan on working on it next, I would like to come see what you are doing.
About half of the CARC is flaking off; I figured it would be easier to just remove as much as we could in order to start over with properly-applied coats of primer & paint. Not to mention the rust in a few places.3M Paint Stripping wheels are the best non-sand blasting tool I've tried, but would be expensive the entire box. You'll want something fast to spin it, a typical drill is too slow. I use a pneumatic angle grinder.
Another way that might work better than the needle scaler is 40 grit sanding disks on a DA or orbital sander. I've bought mine at the local NAPA.
If the Carc is sticking well, you might want to consider just leaving it be. You can build up or transition the bare metal areas to the same thickness as the carc with bondo or some other body filler.