BCBen

So Im trying to get all the black paint off my floors, its really thick stuff, donno if it was factory or not, but I wanna but some POR15 on it so I need it to bare metal, right now Im using a small wire wheel on a drill, its just gonna take way to long, any other suggestions on tools or techniques?

ponyboychris

Have you looked into media blasting?

BCBen

All I want is the interior floors down to metal

Kirklandkie

shouldn't take that long with a wire wheel, and it'd certainly be cheaper than most alternatives. Why are you using a drill? you should go get a nice devoted platform with a big old wire wheel (i prefer the cup style of wire wheel). i'd have that floor down to steel in just an hour or so.
wear eye protection (duh) i've gotten pieces of wire thrown at me which stuck into my skin

-kirk

rmodel65

chemical paint stripper...

JMD

+1

Aircraft remover should peel the **** out of it... (The real stuff, not the "low odor".

jp1967stang

Is it almost like a tar still all sticky after like 20 years? When my parents had my car restored 20 some years ago they used alot of this stuff where they welded in new pans and firewall ect. Was supried when i removed some to find bar metal like an open cavity where they just put it over and no rust anywhere on the bare metal. Took me forever to get it off on the front door pillers forward, tried melting it with torch, paint stripper, ect only thing that worked for me was scrapers then wire wheels to get the last little bit. Also what style wire wheel are you using, some last longer and work alot better.

BCBen

Yeah thats sorta what it is, really thick in some places, and its bare metal underneath too, must have gone on early in its life because its got a bit of floor rust in one spot,
Im using a wire brush, looks like this

67t5ponycoupe

My suggestion would be to not waste time on a floor that will never be seen. Do any rust repair that is needed, use the treatment of your choice on those spots and leave the rest of the floor alone. There is not much point in striping a floor to bare metal if the paint that is on the floor now is 40 years old and doesn’t have a problem. Spend your time on something that will make a difference on the final product.

ponyboychris

Media blasting can and will get you down to bare metal.