Technical New paint removing tool

Disclaimer: Not mine and I have no connection to the company or website. Just looks like something that would be a big time saver.

Rotary brush type tool that strips paint and filler. Be very good if the claims of no heat are verified. It looks it just like using scotchbrite type pads but faster.

http://bangshift.com/bangshiftapex/...est-rust-and-paint-stripping-tool-in-history/

 

I may have to have one of those. $199 is not unreasonable.

 

there has been paint stripper wheels made of similar material around for a long time - but, are used as attachments for use with hand drills, etc - looks like they have multiplied the width of the normally about 1" a few times over - have used the smaller style on cars and wood for small projects & work well

 

looks good

 

It's been all over Instagram and everyone that has tried one seems to rave about it. The replacement stripping wheels are not cheap however at $60.
http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-contour-sct-abrasive-drum.html?reltype=2&parent_id=53232

 

Also looks like something that will remove heavy peeling paint from wide clapboard on houses. The varied grit should smooth it right out without fuzzing the wood up.
I may have to get one of these.

 

$200 will buy a LOT of these...they work really well...

http://www.harborfreight.com/4-1-2-half-inch-nylon-abrasive-wheel-94017.html

 

To be fair you have to include the price of a grinder to use those to compare the two as this is a tool not just a strip disk. I have seen numerous videos of this unit being used and it it WAY faster than those round paint stripping disks.

 

Too bulky.

 

Yes, you are

I like it, and can see where it would be a handy tool to have.
I'm going to have my RPU body blasted however because there are places that I could not get to with that tool.

 

Just went to Eastwoods site, everything is out of stock.

 

True, but I have a hard time believing that a guy willing to strip his own car doesn't have one already...but, if not, they're available for less than $20 at the same store.

I'm not knocking the tool, don't get me wrong...I'm just an infamous cheapskate. There's a million ways to skin a cat, I want the cheapest and most efficient way, and I'd also like the cat at a discount.

 

Like someone said, "$200 will buy a lot of these..." I used a wheel called a "Paint Eater" last time I stripped a hood, they are around $10, fit on a common angle grinder and worked about the same as the new tool. It's worth looking into though. Too bad the replacement rolls are so expensive.
I wonder how long they last - could one strip say, a whole Model A coupe with a little rust and a little old paint with a single roll? Or will it take four @ $60 each.

 

I just happen to have watch a video the other night where a guy compared it and a kind of similar tool from Porta Cable and his old stand by 4.5 grinder with a stripping disk. He used his panel truck project as a test sample with three areas about a foot and a half square . they all did the job okay , The eastwood tool was the quickest. But he said it did build up some heat, that it got heavy after a few minutes. I am just afraid it would end up like a few other tools I bought over the years. They worked great , but like this one the abrasive wheel is unique to the tool and not universal. Next thing you know you cannot source the wheel and like a few I have sitting in a cabinet collecting dust because I can't stand to throw away a perfectly good tool. So I guess I will just stick to my old buffer that has a hookit pad on it that takes 8" mud hog disc's and 3m strip it disc in a die grinder for tight areas and channels. Larry

 

The cost of the drums is a deal breaker for me.

 

Those drums are expensive the finishing drum is $19.99.
http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-contour-sct-finishing-drum.html
The rubber sanding drum is also $60 and the sanding sleeves for them are $5.99 each.

Not being able to source cheaper consumables would get old fast with the only source being Eastwood.

 

For us up here they would be ridiculous as they would cost $80 by the time we got one to our door and as One Bad Merc pointed out being proprietary you are screwed if Eastwood stops having them made.

 

Wait a week and they'll be available from Harbor Freight for $19.99....if you ave a coupon !

 

I would be willing to put money to say that I can strip a car faster with a variable speed buffer with a 8" pad and 180 mud hog paper, and cost a lot less.

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Porter Cable makes the same tool, been around a few years. If I remember right its closer to 100$ at Home Depot or Lowes. Replacement drums are cheaper than 60$ also... edit, PC calls it a "restorer"

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We use these at work. I work in a bodyshop doing collision repair. We use the 3 inch discs but they make bigger ones. If used at a lower speed they work very well. They do a decent job of cleaning up rust also. You need a roloc adapter to use them.
http://solutions.3m.com.sg/wps/port...QP0D6530M0000000_nid=QNXL0QNHHTbe12CCNSL5QPgl

 

Just standby. When the patent expires there will be several iterations to choose from and the drums will come down. Sixty bucks!!? Sheesh . On the other side of the coin, it looks like the shizz-nit and it's 100 bucks cheaper than I thought it would be. I may have to go ahead and pull the trigger on this one. Thanks to Loudbang for the heads up.

 

We use a similar roll like that at work to clean up liner bores on the big CAT engines, They work very well, but do not last long.

 

I was gonna say just that!
So I'll just agree.

 

Patent should be up pretty soon, we have had one of these at work for at least 10 years. But it is made by FLEX. They do work well...

 

Porter Cable model PXRA2676 Multi Surface Restoration Tool

I found a comparison video:

(Looooong... skip to 10:00 to see the testing)

In a nutshell, the video indicates that the Eastwood Contour SCT seems to work close to twice as fast with less heat but weighs a lot. The PC tool seems to work in comparable time to a grinder. Both put a linear finish in the piece where the grinder puts a swirl.

 

Has anyone pulled the trigger & bought one?

If so, have u put the tool to the test?

I need to strip a car. This would be my first time. This tool looks like it'll make fast work of my project…price will sting a bit tho


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TagMan, I would love to see that.We have a new Harbor Freight right in town now.Bruce.

 

On the price point of the consumables.

They are twice if not three times the size of the porter units. So while per "cubic measurement" they are more expensive than the porter you are getting quite a bit more material per roll.

Go watch that long ass video posted it answers all the questions.

Also yeah it's all over Instagram and they love it. I know @Flop has got one

 

I don't use it much for paint removal more for finishing but have used both machines and the Eastwood machine is far superior . I get about 2 cars out of a scotchbrite drum . Eastwoods scotchbrite is also way better then the competitors .


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