What to use to get to bare metal??

[Jeff Alton]

Lets say you are going to remove paint to get down to bare metal in area around the mirror holes in the doors and the antenae hole in the fender......
What is the best tool and abrasive to use to do this?? I need to get to bare metal to weld in pieces to fill the holes....

Cheers

[Walko]

grinder with a sanding disc will get it there quickly but it will leave gouges in the metal

Michael

[JoeMag]

I'd just throw on stiff wire wheel for small area's you mention.

[Axiom]

Hey Jeff: a small grinder with something like a 50 grit disc will be best, a wirebrush doen't do a good job of cleaning the metal and welding gets to be not as snooth.

Don't forget to protect the glass if it is stil on the door.

Happy new year. and Cheers.

[rw7810]

Jeff - what I'd recommend is a small angle grinder ($9.98 at Harbor Freight) (at this price, consider them expendable.) http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93088
with a roloc metal conditioner disk (maroon) They are like scotch brite pads. http://autobodystore.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=AP3SPKW&Cate gory_Code=GTAM

[Jeff Alton]

Thanks, I have the grinders and sanders and wire wheels, just needed to know which one to use!!

Here is a silly question, how does one remove the door quarter window (fixed style)??

Cheers

[rw7810]

Jeff - you'll have to take the window frame out of the door. Not hard, but tedious. The frame comes apart to allow the quarter window to come out.

[Jeff Alton]

Great, did not really want to do that, guess I don't need to fit the Lexan window there.....yet...


Cheers