bishbosh Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Ok, I am prepping the chassis for a couple of coats of paint. I can prep most of it easily enough with a wire brush grinder or in a drill etc, but how do you clean up the dozens of nooks and crannies that the wire brush wont reach? I have resorted to using the end of a file but it is painfully slow. So, any wonder tools out there that can make my life easier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Sand blasting Charles is the best method by far I used one last year very very effective in those hard to reach places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I use a needle gun for the nooks and crannys , Ive got one somewhere Thats just jogged my memory ,I leant it to Shaun Harris 2 years ago . Dya need it Bish ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 Blasting is a non starter as I am not stripping back to a bare chassis and couldn't face the mess! Jase - is the needle gun leccy or air? No compressor here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Blasting is a non starter as I am not stripping back to a bare chassis and couldn't face the mess!Jase - is the needle gun leccy or air? No compressor here.. Its Air , Sorry mate . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Blasting is a non starter as I am not stripping back to a bare chassis and couldn't face the mess!Jase - is the needle gun leccy or air? No compressor here.. Its Air , Sorry mate . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmannnn Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I've got a simple attachment for my pressure washer that draws up sand into the water flow. (it uses dried sand, the type used for infilling block paving) It is fairly good at stripping paint from hard-to-reach areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 No worries Jase. I am going to give the skinny one of these a try tomorrow as Screwfix are open and if that is no good there are a few similar and more robust (twisted wire) options on ebalg that I'll try out next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 i reckon they will wear out pretty quickly, i would go for the needle gun option and try and borrow a compressor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Bish, you can borrow my compressor if you like, pick it up while you collect the needle scaler off Jase. It's an Aldi special but it should be up to the job. Give me a ring if you want it today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exmoor Beast Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 No worries Jase.I am going to give the skinny one of these a try tomorrow as Screwfix are open and if that is no good there are a few similar and more robust (twisted wire) options on ebalg that I'll try out next week. Bish, I did part of my 110s chassis using whirly brushes on a cordless drill. Like James said they do wear out pretty fast but they are cheap enough from MVF. Needlegun sounds like a neat solution, do they use much air? maybe my T-max twin-pump compressor will run one Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 John, If the wire brush is no good I'll take you up on that, that is if Jase remembers where he left the needle gun.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 John,If the wire brush is no good I'll take you up on that, that is if Jase remembers where he left the needle gun.. Oh ! I remember were I left it ,..............With Bushy Ive just spoken to him and he does recall still having it and will return it to me this week ,So your more than welcome to borrow it Bish ole chap Must dash I have another coat of bright yellow paint to apply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Bish, something like this FLEXIBLE DRILL ATTACHMENT might be useful with one of the narrow/pointy wire brushes for those points that you can't get the drill at... HTH Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Bish, something like this FLEXIBLE DRILL ATTACHMENT might be useful with one of the narrow/pointy wire brushes for those points that you can't get the drill at...HTH Adrian Thanks mate, but for once I am way ahead of you on that one!! Bought one with the wire brush. Unfortunately however, the wire brush isn't up tot the task so Jase and John, if you are listening, I would like to borrow your equipment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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