Hey guys! Im actually ovr in the 73-79 section but im not getting the answer im looking for. I have a 74 Highboy and it has two layers of paint. There are many rust bubbles and the paint is cracking all over. I need to get the paint stripped on the body and door jams. The interior looks 99.9% brand new still.

I dont want to sand blast. I thought about sanding but can u get down to the bear metal that way? And isnt there lead in the paint so you could possibly get lead poisoning?

I also need to remove surface rust from under the bed and remove this cheep bed liner (spray in type)...

Any help would be great!

 

sand with a 4.5" grinder with a flap disc on , also use a wire wheel , they come in different styles , then also use some paint remover in some of the spots you cant get to !

 

This may sound stupid but whats a wire wheel?

 

not stupid at all ! here is some from harborfreight , home depot and lowes and ace hardware will have some also !
4" Stainless Steel Knotted Wire Wheel
4-1/2" Stainless Steel Knotted Wire Wheel
4" Knotted Wire Wheel
3" Crimped Carbon Steel Wire Cup Brush
4" Crimped Wire Cup Brush
4-1/2" Crimped Wire Bevel Brush
4-1/2" Knotted Wire Bevel Brush

 

almost forgot but 30+ years ago had a buddy take a wire wheel and removed every bit of paint in 1 weekend , right down to bare metal !

 

wirewheel would be the way I would go.

 

Wire wheel, flap disc, and a D/A sander will get the paint off. Those are what I used in stripping the paint down to bare metal on my F350 project.

 

I would use a da sander or a 8" mud hog with 36 grit if you have that much product on the metal. Keep in mind that you'll have to resand with a finer grit sandpaper prior to primer or you'll have sand scratches everywhere.

The wire wheel would work fine but it's a little to agressive imo. I would use this. It's not as agressive and works great for jambs and cleaning the panel.

http://choicetoolsupply.com/autobody/sanding/sanding-discs/3-surface-prep-and-cleaning-disc.html[/URL]

 

x2 on this. i used the wire wheel all over, then sanded the entire truck to kind of smooth it out.