Angle grinder - what to use to remove paint & rust

franksm · 21-05-2007 07:42PM #1

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 ?

Abelloid · 21-05-2007 08:04PM

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

tomaxcars · 21-05-2007 10:12PM

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.

franksm · 22-05-2007 07:59AM

Cool thanks - that looks the biz!

Cmar-Ireland · 22-05-2007 09:52AM

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

Angle grinder - what to use to remove paint & rust

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