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1badfastback 1badfastback's Profile E-mail 1badfastback Settled In Posts: 11 Joined: Wed May 15, 2024 11:30 am Country: USA	Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:46 am I’m going to stripe the paint off the floor pan inside and out. What’s a good wire wheel to do that with? I’ll be using DA to sand where I can. I have used harbor freight wire wheels they seem to throw a lot of wire from them.
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NFT5 NFT5's Profile E-mail NFT5 Top Contributor Posts: 2982 Joined: Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:46 am Location: Canberra Country: Australia	Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 6:03 am Don't use wire wheels. There are paint stripping discs that are cheaper and work much better. They're also a lot safer, not shedding pieces of wire at supersonic speeds. Chris
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Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2024 11:42 am

NFT5 wrote:Don't use wire wheels.

There are paint stripping discs that are cheaper and work much better. They're also a lot safer, not shedding pieces of wire at supersonic speeds.

I agree to the stripping disks!
BUT I still use Twisted wire for Pitted areas before treatment in a Die grinder ALWAYS were safety goggles The twisted wire is better but they still throw wire at supersonic speeds.

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v8nutz v8nutz's Profile E-mail v8nutz Settled In Posts: 93 Joined: Sun Jul 02, 2023 6:40 pm Country: USA	Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:56 am I used these on a low speed (keep the heat down) and they work and hold up well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08W4 ... UTF8&psc=1 I cleaned my part of my frame with a twisted wire wheel on my 4.5 grinder and it was dangerous, would kick back crazy, I'm lucky I didn't get hurt.
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Rebel Racing Rebel Racing's Profile E-mail Rebel Racing No Turning Back Posts: 801 Joined: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:30 pm Country: USA	Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2024 10:53 am v8nutz wrote:I used these on a low speed (keep the heat down) and they work and hold up well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08W4 ... UTF8&psc=1 I also use these for striping tanks and fenders--also just used one for some large rust bubbles on a Mercedes van I was working on. Works well and long lasting.
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