Machinists, anyone ever make a push broach?

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Yeah, I’m not a fan of powder coat. Seems like here in the rust belt, once that stuff gets a crack or scratch or something, moisture gets in and rust forms under the powder coat and takes it off in chunks. I’d rather paint, it’s easier to get at any rust and easy to touch up.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Wire wheel on an angle grinder is the best I found when I was stripping a old grille guard.

Paint remover won't touch it.

Everybody thinks I am crazy for hating the stuff but it is a nightmare to deal with.

Wire wheel on an angle grinder would be a preferred method, but I don’t have a midget angle grinder. Maybe I should look on Temu, lol

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Wire wheel on an angle grinder would be a preferred method, but I don’t have a midget angle grinder. Maybe I should look on Temu, lol

Maybe a dental supply store?

For some reason I was thinking we were dealing with external splines on a shaft.

 

[sgtsandman]

What about a rotary tool, like a Dremel, with stone or carbide grinding bits? If you don't have one and plan on buying one, go with the True Value hardware store brand or an Habor Freight tool. I had a Dremel and was unimpressed with it's longevity. It burnt out about as fast as the Harbor Freight ones did. The True Value one I have now has held up a lot better and came with more bits at half the price of the Dremel.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

What about a rotary tool, like a Dremel, with stone or carbide grinding bits? If you don't have one and plan on buying one, go with the True Value hardware store brand or an Habor Freight tool. I had a Dremel and was unimpressed with it's longevity. It burnt out about as fast as the Harbor Freight ones did. The True Value one I have now has held up a lot better and came with more bits at half the price of the Dremel.

You would probably burn the tool it out before you burned the paint off.

When I was stripping my grille guard with a wire wheel it seemed like I was basically burning the powder coat off by friction rather than the usual wire wheel method of ripping whatever it is you want to remove off.

 

[Bird76Mojo]

Wire wheel on an angle grinder is the best I found when I was stripping a old grille guard.

Paint remover won't touch it.

Everybody thinks I am crazy for hating the stuff but it is a nightmare to deal with.

I've removed powder coating with Aircraft Remover in the past. Not sure if it would still work these days due to EPA regs making companies change their formulations, etc..

That being said, a brazing or cutting torch would make very short work of any powder coat. Just steer clear of the fumes unless you like hospital visits.