sanding options
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sanding options
i plan on sanding my truck down to the original primer. I dont want to go to bare metal because it is too time consuming and not a show piece. Anyone know of any good products that will allow me to sand a layer at a time and can attach to an electric or air drill. Or an in-expensive electric sander...?
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Lots of luck. As far as I know, there isn't such an animal.
Removing a layer, and not cutting into a previous layer, would be next to impossible. There is no way to tell where one layer ends and another begins except by color change. Once you detect that color change, you are into the layer.
Lots of luck. As far as I know, there isn't such an animal.
Removing a layer, and not cutting into a previous layer, would be next to impossible. There is no way to tell where one layer ends and another begins except by color change. Once you detect that color change, you are into the layer.
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well basically an attacthment for a drill or a cheap sander. And what grit paper wheel? should i use if I want to sand a decent amount but dont want to get down to bare metal in an instant.
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My advise would be to get a DA [double acting] air
driven sander. DA's are very effective for what you
want to do..and are the weapon of choice for
the great majority of body prep.
If you can find velcro padded sandpaper get one with
the velcro pad if you can..if not the sticky paper
is O.K. There is a little learning curve so maybe start
at a 360 grit and work your way down (lower) if
you need to be more aggressive. The 100 and
below grit will go through 15 to 20 mils of paint in
a nano-second. Some folks will get ahold of
the tech sheets for the primer product they
are going to use and factor that into their
choice of grit for prep work. Good Luck!
driven sander. DA's are very effective for what you
want to do..and are the weapon of choice for
the great majority of body prep.
If you can find velcro padded sandpaper get one with
the velcro pad if you can..if not the sticky paper
is O.K. There is a little learning curve so maybe start
at a 360 grit and work your way down (lower) if
you need to be more aggressive. The 100 and
below grit will go through 15 to 20 mils of paint in
a nano-second. Some folks will get ahold of
the tech sheets for the primer product they
are going to use and factor that into their
choice of grit for prep work. Good Luck!
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From: Northwestern PA
well you can find them,(da's) very cheap at harbor freight or cummins, but you get what you pay for, the cheaper ones use a higher air volume so you'll need a decent comp. to keep up with them.
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Definitely don't go with a drill/wire wheel/stripper wheel unless budget makes you. You'll end up working twice as hard, get poorer results than with a DA, and probably end up destroying your drill, which is what happened to me. 
Even good quality drills just aren't designed for continuous, sometimes high torque use like a grinder.
ROB
Even good quality drills just aren't designed for continuous, sometimes high torque use like a grinder.
ROB
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