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Author:	cush [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:10 pm ]
Post subject:	Poor Astro (The Official Astro Restoration Thread)
Alrighty.... I fired up my brand new angle grinder and wire wheel this arvo.. I took the drivers side rear seam off to find there was a bit of crumbly stuff underneath.. but not too much , from what i can see.... i gave it a rather half assed effort and took some paint off and it looks like it's the all ridgey-didgonal paint...(one pink layer and one grey) so now i'm the prime position to realise i have no idea what i'm doing.... well.. i know what i'm doing... but i don't know how to go about it.. ie... what it the best way to use it? what's angle do i use? how hard should i be pressing? is it the side of the wheel the edge or the face? Do i wax on/wax off or up/down up/down daniel san? many more questions to come, no doubt..... Just changed the topic title... This is now... "The Official Astro Restoration Thread"

Author:	Blokeinamoke [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:52 pm ]
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I fired up my brand new angle grinder and wire wheel this arvo.. Yipeee yi yo ki ya I took the drivers side rear seam off to find there was a bit of crumbly stuff underneath.. but not too much , from what i can see.... not so good what's angle do i use? how hard should i be pressing? is it the side of the wheel the edge or the face? yep, yep, yep and yep You cant hurt the car by using the wire brush, so just play around with methods and work out what you are most comfortable with. The edge will remove paint quickly but will also wear the wire wheel out faster. If you use the wire wheel horizontally it will remove paint more slowly but a over a wider area. As for pressure use enough so the angle grinder doesnt bog down or labour, but enough to actually remove paint instead of just scaring it. Let gravity and your body wieght do the work rather just muscling it. So lean in it rather than just your arms and you will be less tired. Concentrate on one area at time rather than trying to do the whole thing as once. Rememeber once you have removed the pant there is nothing protecting the metal. Good luck. Give this a whirl http://www.carcraft.com/howto/24820/index.html

Author:	Zizzle [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:59 pm ]
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Also, do all your flat surfaces first. Edges or anything with holes in it will really chew out the wire wheel.

Author:	Morris 1100 [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:22 pm ]
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The paint dust will get into the angle grinder and eventually build up and short it out. If you have a compressor give the grinder a blow out every time you need a break. Don't let the grinder overheat. It has a lot longer life if you let it cool every now and then. If you bought a cheap grinder disregard the above, just keep the box and receipt so you can get a replacement one every couple of days.

Author:	cush [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:34 pm ]
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mr moke... quoting > you... Blokeinamoke wrote: Let gravity and your body wieght do the work rather just muscling it. that could be dangerous.... i dont' want to roll it in the shed.. Morris 1100 wrote: If you bought a cheap grinder disregard the above, just keep the box and receipt so you can get a replacement one every couple of days. that's the plan

Author:	Blokeinamoke [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:35 pm ]
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Thats what I dd. I bought a $15 jobbie and its still going strong. When it karks it I will go back and swap it for new one under warranty.

Author:	willy [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:41 pm ]
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Please, send it to someone who knows what they are doing.

Author:	drmini in aust [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:57 pm ]
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Blokeinamoke wrote: Thats what I dd. I bought a $15 jobbie and its still going strong. When it karks it I will go back and swap it for new one under warranty. I bought a Supercrap one, it carked it (switch) 3 weeks after expiry date... so I put it in box for spare parts, and bought another. It too expired after warranty. Then, I found the original one had decided to work again. Yippee... I have 4 that work, very handy. Plug them all into a power board. wire brush + flap wheel + cutting disc + grinding disc.. = no waiting!

Author:	Spaceboy [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:24 pm ]
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lets see some pics of what you've done cush

Author:	cush [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:52 pm ]
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oh alright... i'll grab the camera...

Author:	Gadgets mini [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:59 pm ]
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Spaceboy wrote: lets see some pics of what you've done cush Your Feeling Game there Spacey you never know what the Cush is gonna come up with and what the rating of what he comes up with

Author:	cush [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:10 pm ]
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hah... i haven't actually got up yet going now... pics in a minute or 6

Author:	cush [ Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:54 pm ]
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here we go... this was the worst part on the topside after i'd given it a good goin over.... (oj simpson style) the underside of the seam ... oooh.... grotty.... and here's how i left it.. so the top stuff was just surface rust... lets hope th same for the bottom oh.. and yes.. i had a random stabb at some rusty bits nearby..

Author:	supercharged 850 [ Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:38 am ]
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Those seams look better than mine.... and thats about as far as I got too (about a year ago ) Dont forget I still owe you, Cushy.......

Author:	cush [ Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:46 am ]
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hehe... for some reason that sounds ominous... stewey apparently still owes me aswell

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