stripping paint

[58CameoAZ]

Originally Posted by Wingnut Way

So these disks, from my understanding now, we're developed by 3m for cleaning gaskets off of intakes and heads while in the vehicle still. Apparently they were having problems with mechanic's cleaning gasket material and debris with 3m scotch bright pads, small metal shavings from the pads were entering the motor and causing bearing failures and problems. So these were developed. Now nobody jump down my throat about that story but that's what I have always been told.
As far as how much paint they will remove, I've taken out thick body filler with them, so as many layers as you'd want really. They work really well. More pressure you put on em the quicker they wear. I just let the disk do it's job.
Hope it helps excuse my spelling

My Son just Graduated from UTI and was accepted into the Cummins Diesel power generator program and the instructors there had told him the same about engines that had failed or broken due to the Roloc disk's being used on them. they told him that they were to only use plastic scrappers when removing any gaskets on an engine. from what he said they had done numerous test and found them to be a big culprit. My Son works at Empire Cat now and they told him the same to only use Plastic scrappers on there gaskets also.
Allen