No blaster and sick of wire wheels.

[bocephus1991]

That's what I use dewalt orbit sander with a dust collector, works good! Just watch how coarse of grit paper you use.

[Yosemite Sam]

For large areas I use a disk like these on an angle grinder. The ones I use come from The Home Depot. http://www.amazon.com/3M-SandBlaster.../dp/B000BQURDI

They don't do as well on small parts, in corners and other hard to get into areas, but they do move A LOT of paint in a hurry.

If you use these (or a similar product) on the larger areas and a wire brush on an angle grinder for harder to get to areas, it really does cut down on the time involved.

[64fleetside]

We call those "ricecakes" around here, Mark. They look and taste just like real rice cakes. They work great.

[Tankman]

Anyone ever try one of the self-contained blasters? Sixty bucks at Northern Tool.

[cubby102]

I used the aircraft remover on my original when i did it. Brushed it on li erly let it sit 15-20 minutes and used a plastic putty knife it came right off to bare metal. Used wire wheel on my drille to get the leftovers off then used my pressure washer to get all the stuff off....make sure you have long sleaves gloves and saftly goasses on as that stuf can and will give ya a good chemical burn... but works awsome

[yeeter]

Originally Posted by Tankman

Anyone ever try one of the self-contained blasters? Sixty bucks at Northern Tool.

I got a small desktop cabinet off craigslist and have found it to be useful (set up with a slight vacuum in the cabinet to keep it negative pressure). You need lots of air. Lots.

I also tried a pressure washer attachment that goes on a pressure washer and siphons sand out of a bucket. Clogs. A big mess.

Then I got a pressure pot from harbor freight. I like it better than the pressure washer. But a bigger mess. And more airborne particles so be sure you have all the proper respirators.

Then for anything the size of a breadbox or bigger, I just take it across town to a blaster.

Net conclusion, for me: Little stuff I like having the benchtop cabinet and I can do them right on the spot. Anything bigger (wheels, frames, etc) gets loaded up and taken to someone else.

You might look in the CL services section, there are guys with bigger cabinets that have powder coat business or other reasons, and some of these you can get to do it at a reasonable cost.

[finsruskw]

Try vinegar and a 5 gal bucket for small rusty stuff.
It turns rust to mush in about 24 hrs and it will brush right off pretty easy.
You will probably want to break out the grill and some burgers when Ya get done cuz yer gonna be smelling like a pickle by then!!