Played with a COOL new Eastwood tool today. Worked GREAT!

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I know this new tool has been out for a while, but I used it for the first time today. I am helping a friend restore a 56 Studebaker Powerhawk. We just finished scraping the old undercoating off of it, and this new tool will take the rusty surface down to shiny metal in no time. The time to get from the before picture to the after one was 6 minutes.
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Swapped in a Chinese aluminum radiator, swapped pulleys, installed an alternator, and got the timing better on the Monaco. Good enough to get to the shop tomorrow and let the mechanic dial it in. Bringing spare carburetor to swap if need be. Gotta love spare parts! New tires and off to the show in Stillwater.

Yeah, it's all kinds of wrong under the hood. :thumbsup:
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I have seen that tool on youtube, that's a paint and rust eating monster! Ill wait for the patent to expire and get it at HF in orange plastic......:)
 
The Eastwood’s are not badly priced either, here’s one for three times the price.

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Was looking at something similar on the snap-on truck.
It has a wire brush of sorts,abrasive. Looks too aggressive for my liking. I want the eastwood one.
 
harrisonm said:
I know this new tool has been out for a while, but I used it for the first time today. I am helping a friend restore a 56 Studebaker Powerhawk. We just finished scraping the old undercoating off of it, and this new tool will take the rusty surface down to shiny metal in no time. The time to get from the before picture to the after one was 6 minutes.View attachment 1715342704 View attachment 1715342705 View attachment 1715342706
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Did you notice if it put much heat in the metal? I'm wondering how it'd work on a roof without warping the metal.
 
What's the life expectancy of the abrasive?
What is the replacement cost of the abrasive?
And what are the sources for the replacements ?
Is Eastwood the only source for the abrasive?
 
I bought the Eastwood SCT tool recently and completely stripped my A body in about 2-3 days work. I only used one of the black abrasive drums to do the whole thing. Leaves the metal in beautiful shape, and doesn't heat the surface much at all. I suppose if you left it in one spot too long it could cause warpage, but really the metal is WAY hotter when it's sitting in the sun than this tool could ever match. Then before painting, I went over it again using an 80 grit sanding drum, and you couldn't ask for a better surface to lay paint on. I used it on my roof, which meant stripping not only the paint but the left over vinyl top adhesive and it just tore through it like nothing. No warping whatsoever.
 
I've been using the 3M 1/2" version that goes in a drill for years.

I like the wide "roller" idea.
 
69DartMatt said:
Did you notice if it put much heat in the metal? I'm wondering how it'd work on a roof without warping the metal.
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I have been looking at it also and this has been a concern of mine.... Let's hope we get good details of how it performed.....

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69DartMatt said:
Did you notice if it put much heat in the metal? I'm wondering how it'd work on a roof without warping the metal.
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If you keep it moving (much like using a buffer), it is not a problem. It will only take a minute to get the hang of it.
 
Go get one of these.

They work great.

They make a double version, too.

Cheap way to test before buying the one that needs special order refills.

They do wear down and can wear down fast depending on how they are used.

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I think I’m gonna buy me one of these once I’m ready for body/paint work on my Duster.

 
Any reason that this wont work? I realize maybe not as well as SCT, but still should be good? I have one so figured instead of buying a $200-300 tool.

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