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I bought a 65 fastback which the previous owner changed the floor pans, but did not clean up the welds. Now to clean them up and not make them look so ugly. I have an electric Grinder/sander. Will this work and what type of pads do I use to clean up the welds. Any feed back,advise is much appreciated.

P.s. I have no clue to this so please try to give me as much knowledge to complete this project.

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iskwezm

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You can use a 60/80 grit disc to get them smooth.

 

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And cover your glass form the inside. the sparks will ruin it all. I personally like stones, because they are faster. But I'm lazy

 

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10secgoal said:

And cover your glass form the inside. the sparks will ruin it all. I personally like stones, because they are faster. But I'm lazy

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I have no Idea what your talking about here, please give me some schooling.


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iskwezm said:

You can use a 60/80 grit disc to get them smooth.

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thanks for your input.

 

iskwezm

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6FASTBACK6 said:

I have no Idea what your talking about here, please give me some schooling.


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sparks will pit the glass, as well as flying debri as it comes off. Ask me how I know

 

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iskwezm said:

sparks will pit the glass, as well as flying debri as it comes off. Ask me how I know

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lol got it! Thanks again.

 

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there are 4 inch flap disks which do a real nice job and they last along time as well

 

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I go over welds with a grinding disc to get the majority of it down, then over again with a 60 grit flap disc on teh grinder. You are in for a LOT of grinding

 

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Flap discs are my personal favorite to clean up welds. They are 4 inches wide like most discs and on the under side they have about 100 flaps of sand paper. These are soft and long lasting. there are 2 types, ones with plastic backs and ones with a grinder like back. I prefer the plastic back because it won't damage the metal if you push too hard. Also with the plastic once you get to the edge you can remove the plastic a bit by running it against a sharp edge basically making it a new pad thats already broken in. The down side to these is they can be a little pricey 5-15 bucks a piece.