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Air needle scaler used to remove undercoating WOW!

Posted By: Jimster70

Air needle scaler used to remove undercoating WOW! - 12/15/12 01:44 AM

I just used an air needle scaler to remove undercoating and years of hardened road grime on my frames and pans. Wow that is a great tool. I bought the mini scaler and it will remove a 1 foot square section of undercoating in about a minute. Just thought I would pass it along.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms

Re: Air needle scaler used to remove undercoating WOW! - 12/15/12 02:04 AM

Yes they will but they also do a job at texturing your sheet metal finish as well. Have you tried a steam cleaner?
Posted By: furydave

Re: Air needle scaler used to remove undercoating WOW! - 12/15/12 02:05 AM

They work amazing i felt the same way after i discovered one. I had to tell the world!!! No more torch and scraper
Posted By: Challenger 1

Re: Air needle scaler used to remove undercoating WOW! - 12/15/12 02:45 AM

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Yes they will but they also do a job at texturing your sheet metal finish as well. Have you tried a steam cleaner?



Look here, but I'm sure a needle scaler works too(works well?, just be careful with it) expecially if your car is not on a rotissierie.
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Posted By: Jimster70

Re: Air needle scaler used to remove undercoating WOW! - 12/17/12 06:10 AM

You can rent these steam cleaners? I saw the pics that looks like alot less work.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms

Re: Air needle scaler used to remove undercoating WOW! - 12/17/12 07:27 AM

Yes you can rent one at most any large rental yard. Rent one in the 1,500-2,000 psi range with temps around 200 degrees and you'll be set.
Posted By: kielbasa

Re: Air needle scaler used to remove undercoating WOW! - 12/17/12 02:48 PM

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.

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