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Angle grinder - what to use to remove paint & rust

franksm · 2007-05-21 18:42:33

I need to remove blistery paint & surface rust from some area of sill on my MX5 - I have an angle grinder, but am bewildered as to what discs or wheels I would need. The grinder came with some serious stuff (cutting and grinding wheels for masonry and metal), and a wire-brush type thing... but I have a feeling I need…

21-05-2007 6:42pm

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franksm

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I need to remove blistery paint & surface rust from some area of sill on my MX5 - I have an angle grinder, but am bewildered as to what discs or wheels I would need.

The grinder came with some serious stuff (cutting and grinding wheels for masonry and metal), and a wire-brush type thing... but I have a feeling I need something a bit more akin to "sandpaper on a disc".

What do you reckon ?

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#2 21-05-2007 7:04pm

Abelloid

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Halfords have a plastic mesh disc for grinders or drills that is great for that job, without damaging the good metal.

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#3 21-05-2007 9:12pm

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We use the sanding flaps for the angle grinder all the time - get a fine enough grade and take it easy - far superior to wire cups / wire wheels. They look like this:

and should be available at any engineering suppliers.

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#4 22-05-2007 6:59am

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Cool thanks - that looks the biz!

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#5 22-05-2007 8:52am

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Not sure of the name of them, but you can get 3M green sanding pads for angle grinders, for paint and rust removal.

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