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Reply #15
I used the same as andrew on my freinds toyota. They wear out quick, but they get down to the metal just as fast as anything else we tried.
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I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
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1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Reply #16
flexible or semi-rigid blocks are $10 or less. :)
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Reply #17
Yea they do wear out fairly quick but theres no chemical mess to clean up or to worry about wrecking new paint. I think I used about 15 of them on the whole car and a about a weeks worth of evenings to get all the paint off. 40 grit on the orbital sander works pretty good too.

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Reply #18
I just used my grinder and a 40 grit disk. you can strip an entire car in about an 8 hr. day. If you use a grinder, you have to keep the speed around 1000 rpms, or you'll distort the panels from heat buildup.
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #19
What Rcarder407 has is what i have been using for a loooooong time, I've been painting for about a year and a half.

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Reply #20
DAs are great for small areas, but for anything like an entire panel, expect it to take a long time to strip. But it can be done.
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #21
I, for one, like the idea of soda blasting.  Followed by Hold Tight 102
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Reply #22
Where do you get them for 10 bucks?????????????? im only taking all the scratches and dings out of the body,and sanding off the clear, but i will need a block for my pass. door.....
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Reply #24
oh, i thought you were taliking about the longer ones that you attach sandpaper to......those look good tho......
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Reply #25
No matter the size of the board, people still tend to push the distance their arm allows.  Which is about 2 feet.

Also, the trick with the softer blocks is hand pressure.  Don't want to be heavy with the fingers.
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Reply #26
right, im constantly sanding the area lightly, then gliding my hand over it lightly to see if i can feel any imperfections, but i still need blocks, and some more fine sandpaper......
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Reply #27
Pneumatic rol-lock grinder.

game over.

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Reply #28
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Pneumatic rol-lock grinder.

game over.

Ah ha!

Body guys at the shop I work at use 'em all the time... couldn't remember what they were.

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Reply #29
Quote from: Ifixyawata;263362
Ah ha!

Body guys at the shop I work at use 'em all the time... couldn't remember what they were.
I use them everyday too.  running a 3" will take awhile, but it is effective.  Just gotta be careful of scratches...may end up more work in the end.  My $.02  I have MAC for the roloc, and I have a Ingersoll Rand  with 4.5" sanding discs layed back to back instead of a backing pad, and they work fast as well, but again, sanding scratches.

Bristle discs work pretty good too, but they'll wear.
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