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Flap wheel / wolf Head

Postby Spudmurphy » Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:18 am

There is a flap wheel advertised in the club shop. Has anybody used it?

I asked Arran what grade abrasive it was but he said that there is nothing written on it.

So has anybody used it? Did you then go straight to the blending pad or did use use less abrasive paper?

arran mentioned use of a woolf wheel which I know about but never used. Does anybody know the sequence of grades of abrasive used from woolf wheel to hand sanding to blending pad. I'm talking about a substantial regrain. I know that Chris is "the man" but I'd like to know the process.
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If you have hand regrained your car - tell me all about it - or maybe you've already posted a thread?
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Re: Flap wheel / wolf Head

Postby arranj » Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:22 am

Regarding the proper tool (the one supplied to dealers etc.) there is a bit of good info on this page: http://www.noroads.com/delorean/3281/?content=20091018

The flap wheel in the club shop, as discovered by Gary D, isn't sandpaper based - it is Scotchbrite sandwiched with emery cloth, so wouldn't have a numerical grade as such. It is not suitable for doing large areas unless you have a lot of practice. You just use it then move on - you don't go back afterwards and use a hand blending pad. Here are a couple of pics from Gary - one shows the results on a larger area - the other is a comparison photo of a (top) professional job vs (bottom) flap wheel job. Gary does have quite a steady hand though.... ;)
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Re: Flap wheel / wolf Head

Postby DMCTodayMichael » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:21 pm

The best thing I have found is the 3M stripping pads (which are green in color) and there is a nice handle that you can get that makes graining by hand a breeze. They are very coarse (60grit is the rating) but it's a soft pad vs. sandpaper so it will cut much more evenly.

I generally don't even use a followup blending pad because I like the finish the stripping pad leaves. I don't know if they are as widely avaliable over there as here. I find them at Lowes and Home Depot and Walmart had them as well.

I have done my whole car with them and it's one of those little quirks of mine that I am always finding little crossgrain areas and touching them up.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/3M-Heavy-Duty- ... ds/3561780

Now it's a bit slower than a flapper wheel but the chance for mistakes is all but eliminated. The flapper advantage is it leaves the "stripes" found on the new cars which I never cared for. I can see that being desirable for a concours DeLorean or someone wanting all original, but it doesn't look right to me.
The flapper is also better if you are trying to blend out flaws such as the hood X. Doing it by hand usually accentuates the high spots making any uneven areas look even worse, where the flapper gets highs and lows (to a degree) the same and masks the flaws.

If you are timid like me, those pads with the handle that attaches and maybe some Bar keeper's Friend for the final step and a weekend and you will have one good looking car. Heck just typing this I'm getting excited for it to warm up a bit so I can start the "spring detail" that usually lasts for a good week of late nights in the garage.
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