The autobody industry uses orbital air sanders extensively,
and they should know. Good advice might come from someone
that does this for a living locally.
It sounds like you have not enough compressor to do the
job. The speed that you sand depends on the roughness o
fthe material, too. If you have a rough grit, you'll sand
faster, but will have to use finer grit later to smooth out
the results of harsher grits.
-Kenyon
--- Mark and Theresa Elliott <deadfishe@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> What are the best methods for removing paint from large
> body panels. I
> have been doing it by hand with a sanding block and 220
> grit sandpaper, but
> it is taking forever. I have an air compressor and 2 air
> sanders, but I am
> unimpressed with the results of using them. One of them
> is a really cheap
> one that my wife bought for really cheap (though even
> with that she paid
> too much for the piece of junk), and I have a nicer one,
> but it requires
> about 90 psi to operate, and my compressor will only put
> out about 60-65
> psi at a sustained rate with the volume of air that the
> sander
> requires. Needless to say it works ok until the
> sandpaper touches the car
> at which time it slows to a stop without having done
> much.
>
> What do most people use for removing paint?
>
> Mark Elliott
> 64 Crown
> 76 Fleetwood Brougham
>
>
>
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