INDEED! I have also seen the light with this tool. I needed to remove scale, surface rust, dirt, etc. in the little nooks and crannies of the fenderwell on my cuda.
I didn't want the mess associated with sandblasting.
I was warned not to use these around sheetmetal, and I could see that if you are a butcher - but with a careful hand and using finesse this tool is awesome. I also had a spare set of needles to play with - new sharp, square edged needles do leave divets, but rounding the needles off on a grinder helps with that.
Wear ear protection though - very noisy!
Here is the area that was repainted - perfect tool for getting the crap out of the crevices.