Mace1647545504 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Besides a cutting torch,what could I use to remove rusted sheetmetal. Dremel..some thing else?..inexpensive Looking for clean cuts Thx Mace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Do you have an air compressor? I've been using HBF 3" cutoff wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Drill and a sawzall? Plasma cutter? Air Nibbler? We cut the hood on the gremlin with this gadget my dad bought at a car show called a big dog biter which is a nibbler that fits on the end of a drill... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 One of these, minus the guard. http://images-en.busytrade.com/186109300/3-Inch-Air-Cut-off-Tool-bn3300.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 ^^^^^ yep most useful tool I own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace1647545504 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Thanks all..yes I have a small ac..also the cutting tool shown was something I thought about. What the heck is a nibbler Mace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 ^^^^^ yep most useful tool I own agreed. mines a POS from walmart though. i dont even know the brand of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangsn95gt Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Do you have an air compressor? I've been using HBF 3" cutoff wheels. One of these, minus the guard. http://images-en.busytrade.com/186109300/3-Inch-Air-Cut-off-Tool-bn3300.jpg came to post this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 a nibbler.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 what are you doing with the metal? when i rough cut big stuff before i drill out spot welds i use my air hammer and a panel cutting tips. i almost never use a cut off wheel unless. the one on the far left and the one on the far right. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/51100/51004.JPG you can also use a sawzall if you have the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS69 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 One of these, minus the guard. http://images-en.busytrade.com/186109300/3-Inch-Air-Cut-off-Tool-bn3300.jpg Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace1647545504 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 I thinking about buying a car with some rust and thought I'd give a shot at repairing it myself. Never tried body work, was going to look at the net for instructions oraskfor info here mace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Rust repair is the WORST thing in bodywork and not what I would try my first time out just my .02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 than the air hammer and bits is the easiest fastest way to cut the old metal. you have to drill all the spot welds and then you can use the bit on the far right to separate the panels and then follow up with a roloc disk to clean up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Aj I think you are talking full on panel replacement and he is talking small patch panels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Aj I think you are talking full on panel replacement and he is talking small patch panels you can still rough cut the bad section out then line up the new panel and use an air saw to finial cut. an air saw will make a cleaner cut with less gap to weld in than a cut off wheel will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Make sure you wear OSHA glasses when using a cut-off wheel and/or air hammer! I was cutting off the carriage bolts on a front bumper and had a shard of flying metal hit my glasses and left a mark. Took a look at the mark and CLEARLY my open eyeball would've caught the shrapnel. Scary stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Make sure you wear OSHA glasses when using a cut-off wheel and/or air hammer! I was cutting off the carriage bolts on a front bumper and had a shard of flying metal hit my glasses and left a mark. Took a look at the mark and CLEARLY my open eyeball would've caught the shrapnel. Scary stuff! +1- you should also wear hearing protection...I didn't in the past... I had mine checked as we met our deductible this year having my son so I figured why not- I had a sharp dip around 4K hz the same frequency power tools/loud engines/firearms targets... I bought 4 quality ear muffs promptly after that for my two kids and wife- too late for me but might as well not do more damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 i always wear ear protection. i don't want to end up like my dad. sheet metal and an air saw is about the loudest thing you can do in a garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 +1- you should also wear hearing protection...I didn't in the past... I had mine checked as we met our deductible this year having my son so I figured why not- I had a sharp dip around 4K hz the same frequency power tools/loud engines/firearms targets... I bought 4 quality ear muffs promptly after that for my two kids and wife- too late for me but might as well not do more damage Huh? what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 what are you doing with the metal? when i rough cut big stuff before i drill out spot welds i use my air hammer and a panel cutting tips. i almost never use a cut off wheel unless. the one on the far left and the one on the far right. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/51100/51004.JPG you can also use a sawzall if you have the room. Left and Middle for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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