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Eastwood Stripping Tool, Paint Stripping |
Highland |
Jun 26 2017, 04:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 8-August 11 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 13,418 Region Association: Southern California |
I was just wondering if anyone has ever used this tool. The demo videos make it seem very easy to strip a car of unwanted old paint.
http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-contour-sct.html |
cn2800 |
Jun 26 2017, 05:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 11-August 14 From: Amarillo, Texas Member No.: 17,766 Region Association: None |
I wonder if it works well for undercoating.
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rgalla9146 |
Jun 26 2017, 06:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,655 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None |
Check out the cost of the various abrasive drums.
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mepstein |
Jun 26 2017, 07:15 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,607 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
We have one at the shop. It works pretty well but tools always look better in the manufacturers videos.
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john77 |
Jun 27 2017, 12:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 621 Joined: 21-February 14 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 17,027 Region Association: Southern California |
I was looking at the sct but decided against it because the drums were so damn expensive. Ended up getting a Porter Cable restorer instead. It's pretty much the same thing, only it's half the price and the black stripping drums are $20 instead of $60. I stripped 3/4 of a car last year using drills, angle grinders, air grinders, and every type of attachment imaginable and the quick test I did with the restorer took paint off better than anything I've ever used before. Not saying it's a miracle cure, it still takes time, but I was impressed with how quick it tore through paint and a layer of bondo down to bare metal.
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mgphoto |
Jun 27 2017, 12:11 PM
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"If there is a mistake it will find me" Group: Members Posts: 1,365 Joined: 1-April 09 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 10,225 Region Association: Southern California |
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Highland |
Jun 27 2017, 01:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 8-August 11 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 13,418 Region Association: Southern California |
Thanks for all the input.
The Porter seems like a more affordable option. Eastwood says you can do a small car like the 914 with 2 black drums. I was expecting more like 10+ drums. Does 2 or 3 sound reasonable? |
Garland |
Jun 27 2017, 04:37 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,394 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I think that would depend on how much paint has been put on the car.
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restore2seater |
Jun 27 2017, 07:03 PM
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Future 914 copilot. Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 30-October 04 From: Dunlap,IL Member No.: 3,037 Region Association: None |
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ConeDodger |
Jun 27 2017, 07:28 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,828 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
Check out the cost of the various abrasive drums. Not to mention the possibility of going through one of those drums every fifteen minutes or so... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
Matty900 |
Jun 27 2017, 09:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 21-February 15 From: Oregon Member No.: 18,454 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I used the Eastwood pneumatic Rotary Removal tool last Friday to do this. I would highly recommend it if you have a compressor to run it off of (7CFM [100L/min]
It was great for getting through all of that seam sealer. Attached thumbnail(s) |
914forme |
Jun 29 2017, 06:59 AM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None |
Dynabrade - DynaZip
Less than the Worth, more than the Eastwood, Eastwood did not have theirs out when I purchased this unit. Use it all the time, cleans up welds if your using flux-core, which I only do on large thick metals. Strips seams sealer like, it is not even there, only tool I have found that does that. It will just cut into it, and start flinging little bits of it, until you are down to clean metal and have a huge pile of that seam sealer on the floor. Undercoating, not an issue Proper tool for the job, I need to start a business just to cover my tool costs, as a hobby this is way to expensive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
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