wirebrush or paint remover

[FrankM83]

Hi ppl, hope ur all ok I was wondering what would u recommend for stripping paint? paint remover or a wirebrush on a grinder, I already worked with the latter on the chassis but am not sure if its a good idea to use on the body especially where there had been repairs made and some filler may have been given to smoothen out the welds Thanks

[chickenjohn]

To remove paint effectively- try the heat gun and scraper method (but not near glass). This is particularly good for removing acrylic paint jobs where the paint bubbles up at the first bit of heat gun.

[FrankM83]

Thanks tried that already but worked only good on the parts painted in stonegaurd but on the rest of the van nothing :|

[Packedup]

A good wire brush on a grinder will take the paint off - But it'll hammer the grinder (bearings in particular) and leave your ears ringing! I tried stripper, still found myself using the brush on the grinder, then tried a hot air gun and scraper - Was more effective than the stripper, but still needed a bit of wire brushing to get right. I've got a variable speed grinder, which makes the job a bit nicer.

I've heard good things about flappy things (those sandpaper flapped discs), and used to have some tungsten abrasive solid sanding discs (a metal disc with tungsten embedded in them) the were absolultey brilliant, but hot air gun followed by a bit of brushing is probably the easiest to sort the tools for

[flying]

i would use the wire knot wheels with air defenders has pointed out that you will get ringing in the ears after a while has the noise goes through the metal and vibrate also use paint stripper for the tight areas that are hard to reach with knot wheels
and not (those sandpaper flapped discs) has these will flaten the metal which you dont want to do

[paulhumphries]

This is a common problem for me on various items - not just body panels.
My method now cheap paint stripper for bulk of coatings and then knotted wire brush on angle grinder for final clean up.
Smaller items get paint stripper and then sandblasted in a cabinet.

Paul Humphries.

[chickenjohn]

Thanks tried that already but worked only good on the parts painted in stonegaurd but on the rest of the van nothing :|

If the heat gun is not touching it, then you are in luck, the paint work may be sound cellulose, so try an area first with celly primer and top coat , if it doesn't react then there is no need to completely strip the car.

Just sand it very thoroughly using an orbital air sander, only need to remove paint in the areas to get rid of the rust.

[wibble_puppy]

I heard recommendations of a paint stripper made by a company called Blackfriars, and used it on my van, it's absolutely fantastic (though the 1cm-deep layers of filler underneath had to be removed with a hot air gun and various scraping/gouging tools ) Highly recommended though only available through specialists AFAIK.

wibble