Again the grinder. You can also get a wire brush for the grinder that
would make your rear springs shine in two minutes. Not what you would want
to use for the paint but you could use it for the floor boards. The HF
grinder I am talking about is the one that sometimes sells for $40 or $25
or $19 or whatever the market will bear.
...Art
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Kevin Sullivan wrote:
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> On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Art Pfenninger wrote:
>
> > If I was going to strip the whole car I would choose a grinder over the
> > sand blaster. It will be quicker, cleaner and cheaper. It will also not
> > destort the metal the way sand blasting can. When you are done you can use
> > the grinder as a cut off tool a sander a grinder and several other things.
> > Harbor Freight has a great one for $19 dollars. Sand blasters are great
> > for small rust jobs but not the whole car.
>
> Hmmm. I just got my HF catalog and anticipate ordering some things from
> them. I wasn't planning to blast the exterior. I was thinking about
> using that for non flat areas like floor pans. What it the preferred tool
> for removing surface rust from a large smooth area like the roof?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin Sullivan -- 1960 MGA kevins@khoral.com
> Khoral Research Inc. http://www.khoral.com/staff/kevins/mgstuff
> Albuquerque NM USA
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